Games Nitish plays
eye on pm’s post
NITISH Kumar is trying to play hard to read. For one, he keeps telling the media that he is not a prime ministerial candidate. For another, he shrugs off the suggestion that he should come forward and give a boost to the disenchanted masses to revolt. I have been elected Chief Minister of Bihar for five years, is his terse reply. Yet, behind the scenes, a politically strong group is working – with his tacit consent – to have him at centrestage as and when the opportune moment comes. A clutch of politicians in Mumbai and Delhi is working towards this goal. Their line of thought goes: it’s either Nitish or Manmohan, the nation does not trust anyone else.
The BJP is aware of this and has alerted its leaders. The Nitish camp’s only contribution is to make Opposition circles in Delhi understand that, under the circumstances, the Bihar politician is the best bet to get rid of the Congress. From the Congress’ point of view, time is running out for installing Rahul Gandhi as the Gen Next PM.
eye on pm’s post
NITISH Kumar is trying to play hard to read. For one, he keeps telling the media that he is not a prime ministerial candidate. For another, he shrugs off the suggestion that he should come forward and give a boost to the disenchanted masses to revolt. I have been elected Chief Minister of Bihar for five years, is his terse reply. Yet, behind the scenes, a politically strong group is working – with his tacit consent – to have him at centrestage as and when the opportune moment comes. A clutch of politicians in Mumbai and Delhi is working towards this goal. Their line of thought goes: it’s either Nitish or Manmohan, the nation does not trust anyone else. The BJP is aware of this and has alerted its leaders. The Nitish camp’s only contribution is to make Opposition circles in Delhi understand that, under the circumstances, the Bihar politician is the best bet to get rid of the Congress. From the Congress’ point of view, time is running out for installing Rahul Gandhi as the Gen Next PM.
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