Nitish Kumar re-elected as national president of JDU for three years

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was re-elected as national president of his Janata Dal (United) party on Wednesday. Nitish had taken over as JDU national president in 2016 after party's n chief Sharad Yadav stepped down from top post following a rift within party. Kumar will w hold position for a term of three years.  anuncement was made at a meeting of JD(U) National Council held at Mavalankar Hall in Delhi. Speaking at meet, Nitish Kumar said that he was t interested in post but will work towards making JDU a national party.

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JDU runs a coalition government in Bihar with Bharatiya Janata Party. He contested 2015 Bihar Assembly elections as part of grand alliance 'Mahagathbandhan' along with Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal. But alliance didn't last long and Kumar led his party to realign with BJP in 2017.

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Flak after floods

Nitish Kumar found himself in middle of heated criticism over handling of recent Bihar floods. During floods that submerged capital Patna, around 70 people were reported dead and hundreds of crores worth of dam were estimated. While some blamed poor drain system in capital, ors said that it was a natural calamity. neless, Kumar was under heavy scrutiny, which gave Opposition silver bullets to fire at him.

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deluge has severely undermined Kumar's popularity in Bihar. party will face voters in mid-2022. NDA allies BJP and JDU saw ir relations spiral downwards after prominent BJP leaders criticised Kumar and his leadership in handling of floods. Amit Shah, aiming to sooth any dam had previously said, “ Janata Dal-United and BJP will go to polls toger and we will fight polls under leadership of Nitish Ji. This is absolutely clear,” adding that alliance was "atal" (unbreakable).

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