Congress taunts Nitish Kumar for 'didn't want to be CM' quip: "Not ambition, but greed'

Taunting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his mission 'BJP persued me to be CM', Congress on Tuesday tweeted that while 7-time CM may t have 'any ambition to be CM', he h a lot of greed to do so. This comment comes after Congress' Bihar ally - RJD said that ' people h t seen any tall leer of Bihar showcase such helplessness'. Nitish Kumar took BJP by a surprise claiming 'that he was t greedy for any post' at JDU's National Executive on December 27.

'I am t greedy for post, BJP pressurised me to be CM': Nitish Kumar after Arunachal jolt

Congress: 't ambition, but greed'

Sushil Modi explains Nitish's 'BJP pressurised me to be CM' remark, quips 'all is well '

Nitish's aide replaces him as JDU chief

Nitish Kumar's comment on t wishing to be CM came a day after he stepped down as JDU chief. On Sunday, Janata Dal-United chose Nitish Kumar's close aide - RCP Singh as its new president at ir National party council. Ram Chandra Pras Singh has been JDU's Rajya Sabha Member since  2010. RCP Singh-  a former bureaucrat from UP IAS cre - was also principal secretary to Nitish Kumar.  His replacement comes in wake of 6 JDU MLAs switching to BJP in Arunachal Presh Assembly.

On Nitish's statement that he didn't want to be CM, former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi explained, "What he wanted to say is that BJP and JDU leers pressurised him to be CM because mandate of people was for him. He didn't mean to say force. He was t rey to be CM but we told him that elections were conducted using his face and people voted for him, so n he took up post. re is problem in alliance.

RJD taunts Nitish for his 'helplessness' post 'BJP pressurised me to be CM' revelation

Jolt in Arunachal for JDU

On Friday,  Janata Dal-United received a major jolt in Arunachal Presh, with six of its seven MLAs shifting allegiance to ruling BJP, a bulletin issued by state legislative assembly said. JD(U) MLAs who switched sides are Talem Taboh from Rumgong Assembly Constituency, Hayeng Mangfi (Chayang Tajo), Jikke Tako (Tali), Dorjee Wangdi Kharma (Kalaktang), Dongru Siongju (Bomdila) and Kanggong Taku from Mariyang-Geku constituency, bulletin said. All six MLAs have joined BJP, with saffron party scrambling to defend its move. Calling Nitish Kumar "guardian" of NDA alliance in Bihar, Renu Devi, one of Deputy CMs in Bihar, said that development in Arunachal would t affect tie-up in Bihar. 

JDU chooses Nitish Kumar's close aide RCP Singh as party chief, amid tiff with ally BJP