Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to skip the Opposition meet on Tuesday in Delhi scheduled to decide on the nominee for vice president, NDTV reported. A meeting of the Janata Dal (United), including Bihar legislators and MPs, has been scheduled in Patna on the same day. This comes after much speculation that Kumar’s alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav in Bihar might be in trouble.
The chief minister is reported to be unwell, but his decision to not attend the meeting on Tuesday is being seen by his political rivals as another friendly gesture towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kumar had similarly skipped the Opposition meeting in June to pick their presidential nominee. Later, he had announced his support for the National Democratic Alliance’s Ram Nath Kovind over Meira Kumar, who was the Opposition’s pick.
The meeting on Tuesday in Delhi will be chaired by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by 17 Opposition parties. The vice presidential polls will take place on August 5. Incumbent Hamid Ansari’s tenure ends on August 10.
Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has called for a meeting of party legislators in Patna on Monday, The Hindu reported. Yadav is believed to have…
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