Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar assured Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah on Sunday that he would “by no means once more” ditch the BJP, having carried out so “twice by mistake”.

With meeting elections barely a number of months away, the JD(U) president’s averment got here at a perform in Patna the place Shah and he unveiled a number of tasks of the Centre and the state.

Shah, a former BJP president, had given a pep discuss to the cadre late Saturday night time, when he’s stated to have asserted “our victory in Bihar will resonate far and vast”.

Extensively thought to be the BJP’s principal strategist, Shah is prone to wind up his two-day tour later within the day with a brainstorming session at Kumar’s place, the place different NDA constituents are additionally anticipated.

On the perform within the state capital, Shah was visibly heat in the direction of Kumar.

The JD(U) president appeared satisfied as he informed the gathering, “This sprawling auditorium has been stuffed past capability”.

He was greeted with roars of “Jai Shri Ram”, in an apparent indication of the overwhelming presence of BJP cadre on the occasion, however the chief, pleased with his “secular” credentials, took it in his stride.

“What did those in energy earlier than (RJD-Congress mix) do? They used to get votes of Muslims however may by no means put a cease to clashes between communities,” he stated.

“There was no healthcare in Bihar well worth the title. No good academic services. We got here to energy in November 2005 and issues began to search for,” claimed Kumar, recalling the ascent to energy within the state of the JD(U)-BJP mix.

A BJP ally because the mid-90s, Kumar break up with the occasion in 2014, solely to realign three years later. In 2022, he once more parted methods, vowing to dislodge the BJP from energy on the Centre and produce collectively events from throughout the nation to kind the INDIA bloc.

Nonetheless, forward of final yr’s Lok Sabha polls, the JD(U) supremo did one more volte face and was again within the NDA.

In his speech, Kumar blamed his break-ups with the BJP on “some individuals in my very own occasion” however asserted, “I dedicated the error twice. However it’s going to be by no means once more”.