: Nitish Kumar is ‘PM material’ but not in race for the post, says JD(U) #IndiaNEWS The Janata Dal (United) said on Sunday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has all the qualities of being a

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Nitish Kumar is ‘PM material’ but not in race for the post, says JD(U) #IndiaNEWS
The Janata Dal (United) said on Sunday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has all the qualities of being a prime minister but he is not in the race to become one, reported PTI. The JD(U) is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s biggest ally in the National Democratic Alliance with 16 Lok Sabha members. The saffron party has 301 members.“The JD(U) is the most trusted member of the National Democratic Alliance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the leader of the alliance,� party general secretary and spokesperson KC Tyagi told reporters after a council meeting in Patna. “But he [Kumar] certainly is a PM material.�Earlier this month, senior JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha too had said that Kumar was “PM material�, reported NDTV.Soon after Tyagi’s statement, the chief minister said that he was not interested in becoming the prime minister.Tyagi’s statement, however, did not go do well with some members of the JD(U). “Some leaders said he [Kumar] is PM material,� JD(U) national chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh said. “But there is no vacancy. Being PM material and making a claim are different things.�Singh added: “We are a small party. How can we make such a claim?�JD(U) to contest UP, Manipur pollsMeanwhile, Tyagi said that his party will contest the Uttar Pradesh and...Read more

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