Speculation about his fate had been rife, especially given that the Rajya Sabha numbers have become a little more evenly stacked ever since Nitish Kumar's exit from the NDA.
BJP hits out at ‘Paltu Ram’ Nitish Kumar as Bihar NDA govt collapses, claims it was BJP that elevated former CM ‘to political heights, made him Union minister, chief minister’.
Kumar, earlier in the day, held a meeting with JD(U) leaders to discuss his next future political moves. He then sought time from Governor Phagu Chauhan.
Education minister has asked for 'status report' on schools which remain closed on Fridays to facilitate prayers, but hasn't said anything about changing holiday to Sunday, which is what BJP wants.
As part of the outreach, BJP will hold a joint meeting of its different wings on 30-31 July, which will be chaired by party president J.P. Nadda and national general secretary B.L. Santhosh.
Pradhan also believed to have assured Bihar CM that he would be link between BJP's central leadership & him — a role earlier played by Arun Jaitley, with whom Kumar shared a close bond.
Nitish Kumar shifted out of 1 Aney Marg hours after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and a day after he attended an iftaar party hosted by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
Bihar CM, whose ties with partner BJP has been strained, was seen at Tejashwi Yadav's party Friday. Kumar last attended Iftaar party hosted by an RJD leader in 2016, when RJD & JD(U) were partners.
As the second regiment of the S-400 Triumf air defence system starts getting delivered, Russia said it expects the serial production of AK 203 rifles in Amethi to begin in late 2022-early 2023.