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This is an archive article published on June 7, 2024
JD(U) authorises Nitish Kumar to take a call on leadership, ministries; BJP sends MP to usher him to Parliament
The JD(U) on Thursday added a review of the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme to its list of expectations from the new NDA government, apart from four ministerial berths.
The other partner the BJP needs to accommodate is the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which with 16 seats will also demand its pound of flesh, including special status for Andhra Pradesh. (PTI Photo)
The Janata Dal (United) Parliamentary Board meeting held at Nitish Kumar’s residence on Friday gave the responsibility of choosing the party’s leadership in the Parliament to the Bihar chief minister. Party leaders said details about government formation, including who would get what ministry, would be discussed at the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting at the Parliament.
“The meeting decided that Nitish Kumar would choose the leader of the party. A unanimous decision has been taken that JD(U) will wholeheartedly support the NDA. No discussion on ministries took place in the meeting. Other details will be discussed in the NDA meeting,” JD(U) MP Alok Kumar Suman said.
Another JD(U) leader said the meeting authorised Nitish Kumar to make decisions on the ministries that the party would stake claim to.
Interestingly, before the JD(U) Parliamentary Board meeting ended, former Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal arrived at Nitish Kumar’s residence. Jaiswal said he had come to greet Kumar and deliver the required access documents for the NDA meeting at the Parliament.
Shortly thereafter, around 11.10 am, Kumar along with former JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh and party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha left for the NDA meeting.
Notably, on Thursday, the JD(U) added a review of the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme to its list of expectations from the new NDA government, apart from four ministerial berths. JD(U) leaders said they would also push for a special financial package from the Centre for Bihar’s development.
With 12 MPs, the JD(U) is crucial to government formation at the Centre as the BJP is short of the majority mark by 32 seats. The other partner the BJP needs to accommodate is the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which with 16 seats will also demand its pound of flesh, including special status for Andhra Pradesh.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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