BJP-Nitish war hotting up in Bihar

By O.J.George

Bihar is a boiling cauldron now, because of the turf war between BJP and Janata Dal (United).Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been the poster boy of JD(U) even as the party has been running a government with the BJP as an alliance partner.

The BJP seems to have sensed advantage by roping in controversial Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, to make a roller coaster ride of Bihar. And Narendra Modi copiously distributed posters with himself and Nitish Kumar in bonhomie.
Going by the developments afterwards, Nitish Kumar became furious and he does not want to have any truck with Narendra Modi.

Nitish did not ask anybody but returned the Rs five crore donated by Gujarat as assistance to be given for the Kosi flood victims.
BJP has not taken this rude gesture kindly. BJP’s state leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sushilkumar Modi retorted by calling off the joint campaign tour to be undertaken along with Nitish.

The rhetoric would be nothing short of rancor in the coming days. Mind you, Assembly elections in Bihar would be held this year.

Apparently, Nitish wants to go it alone, but the BJP does not care less.