Published 14:29 IST, September 20th 2019
Nitish Kumar predicts landslide victory for NDA in Bihar state polls
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday predicted a landslide victory for the NDA in the assembly polls due next year.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday predicted a landslide victory for NDA in assembly polls due next year, and asserted that those trying to create a rift between his JD(U) and alliance partner BJP will be in trouble.
dressing a state council meeting of Janata Dal (United), of which he is national president, Kumar lashed out at his detractors, claiming that people "lacking political acumen" were trying to gain publicity by launching personal attacks on him.
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"Many of m have shamelessly mitted that y did so because it was ir USP," CM said.
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Kumar also urged his partymen to avoid reacting to "slanderous" remarks me against him.
"I would vise my party spokesmen, do t get drawn into all this... Avoid reacting to every slanderous remark that may be me against me."
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"Try to recall 2010 assembly polls. Skeptics doubted that we will get majority. We ended up winning 206 out of 243 seats. Rest assured we will cross 200 next year," Kumar said evoking applause.
Asserting that all is well between JD(U) and BJP, he said, "re are many who think re is ghachpach (something amiss) in our alliance. It is t so. Those trying to do ghachpach are going to be in trouble (bura haal hone waala hai), let me assure you."
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14:11 IST, September 20th 2019