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The story of Bihar began with Nitish Kumar's ambitions of being
the Prime Minister wannabe, which he has laughed off more often than not.
Nitish Kumar came out in the open when the voices to name Narendra Modi
(Current PM) as the prime ministerial candidate started gaining momentum, what
unfolded next was a slew of attacks on Mr. Modi and his brand of politics.
Nitish Kumar always considered Bihar as his strong hold, just like Mayawati
thought about Uttar Pradesh. But the story of what happened in the elections is
out there for everyone to see and believe and the biggest beneficiary in the
process came out to be Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan.
But this article is not about what happened and why it happened,
but about what does Bihar have in store next, the political scenario of Bihar
has undergone a tremendous change, once storng Janta Dal (United) headed by Mr.
Nitish Kumar, was seen lost in the Modi wave that had engulfed the nation.
Something changed all of a sudden and Mr. Kumar realised that he is at the
verge of losing his strong hold if corrective measures are not taken. A lot of
drama followed regarding him resigning etc.
But now it seems Mr. Kumar, seems to have found solace in the lap
of his elder brother Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, this is the same person against
whom Mr. Kumar united with BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) with the agenda of ending
the Jungle Raj, that was prevalent under Shri Lalu
Prasad Yadav's rule. But when hit hard by reality both of them have realised
that if they want to survive the onslaught of BJP, they have to come upfront
and stop cutting into each-others vote bank. The Congress has also decided to
stick to both of them as they do not have a strong face in Bihar anyhow. The real strength of the alliance between JDU and RJD, is going to be put to test soon in the by-elections, to held for the 10 seats in the state on the 21st of August.
The shift from bitter rivalry to the sweet friendship, the overall
theme of the alliance seems to be one dimensional, that of defending their
ground against the BJP. Mr. Kumar and Mr. Yadav also have doled out the same
advice to Ku. Mayawati and Shri Mulayam Singh, to unite against BJP in the
state of Uttar Pradesh. The overall scenario seems to be one where the third
front seems to be aligning with the Congress party in order to fight against
the BJP bandwagon across the country, whereby all the non NDA parties seem to
be clubbing together, in a hope to form a formidable face against the BJP led
NDA.
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