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‘Do you have any principles or everything is just the chair’: Tejashwi had asked Nitish Kumar
Kumar became the CM again after the Mahagathbandhan comprising JD(U), RJD and Congress defeated the BJP in the 2015 state polls. However, two years later, Kumar's JD(U) quit the alliance after corruption charges were levelled against Tejashwi Yadav

New Delhi: It is Mahagathbandhan 2.0 in Bihar as Nitish Kumar's JD(U) ended its coalition with the BJP to enter into an alliance with the RJD.However, not a long time ago, the two parties were on the opposite sides and often took jibes at each other.In one such instance, RJD leader and former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav shared a newspaper clipping in 2020 saying, "If respected Lalu Prasad ji was corrupt, then in 2015, why did respected Nitish ji come to form an alliance after pleading?"Yadav also took a jibe at Kumar for ditching the BJP in 2013 and then forming an alliance with the party later.Kumar became the CM again after the Mahagathbandhan comprising JD(U), RJD and Congress defeated the BJP in the 2015 state polls.Also read: Muharram ki badhai: RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav wishes Muslims on mourning day when asked about Bihar crisis; WATCHHowever, two years later, Kumar's JD(U) quit the alliance after corruption charges were levelled against Tejashwi Yadav. Kumar then formed an alliance with the BJP and the coalition returned to power in the 2020 elections.With inputs from agenciesRead all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
First Published:Aug 09, 2022, 18:39:49 IST
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