Earlier, Choubey had described Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar as CM material and said that Nishant’s entry into active politics should be welcomed. “Choubey is lobbying for a ticket for his son in the upcoming assembly elections. That’s why he is trying to appease the central leadership of the BJP making such a statement,” a senior BJP leader confided.Nitish, sources said, had earlier wished to serve as Vice President. But he was not offered the post by BJP central leadership, which reportedly made him to leave the NDA and join hands with Opposition INDIA bloc in 2022. He, however, returned to NDA in January 2024 after he was not given due respect in the Opposition camp.BJP’s ally–JD(U), however, tried to downplay the controversy by saying that BJP stalwarts, including union home minister Amit Shah have declared that the 2025 assembly elections would be contested under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also in favour of Nitish, a JD(U) leader said.JD(U) MLC and chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said that the NDA would contest the assembly elections under Nitish Kumar’s leadership. “It has already been decided by top leaders of NDA that assembly elections would be fought under the leadership of Nitish Kumar,” he asserted.He quoted the latest interview of union home minister Amit Shah, which endorsed Nitish’s leadership in the assembly polls in the state. In addition, Shah, at a recent rally in Gopalganj, had also said that the NDA would fight the assembly elections under Nitish’s leadership.
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