The NDA, or National Democratic Alliance, is a grouping of right-leaning political parties, led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The NDA first came to power in 1999, which lasted until 2004 under the leadership of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. More recently, it has been the ruling coalition since 2014, with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.
It was formed in 1998 with 20 parties. Notable parties in this alliance today are the NCP led by Ajit Pawar, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Janata Dal (United) led by Nitish Kumar, the Janata Dal (Secular) led by H.D. Dewe Gowda, the Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan, the Indigenous Pope’s Front of Tripura, the Telugu Desam Party led by N.Chandrababu Naidu, and the Tamil Manila Congress led by G.K. Vasan.
If Bihari society is to leave behind its feudal nature and structure, land reforms are an absolute must. There is no other way out.
Mr. Nitish Kumar must realize this as he himself is from a backward caste. Unless bold land reforms are undertaken – which is bound to rile up the upper castes, Bihar will continue to have a feudal social structure. And that will be a tragedy.
Somebody has to step up and show the courage to get the job done. Who better than Nitish Kumar?