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Bihar BJP Scrambles to Clarify Haryana CM's Comments on CM Face

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary was unexpectedly thrust into the center of a controversy on Monday when Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that Choudhary would be the one to unfurl the "flag of victory" in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The BJP was quick to issue clarifications, downplaying the comments and emphasizing that Nitish Kumar would continue to lead the NDA in Bihar. The Opposition RJD pounced on the opportunity to advise the JD(U) to seek an explanation from its ally, highlighting the internal competition within the BJP over the CM's post.

Key Takeaways:

  • Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini sparked a controversy on Monday when he said that Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary would unfurl the "flag of victory" in the upcoming Assembly elections.
  • The BJP clarified that Nitish Kumar would continue to lead the NDA in Bihar, despite some leaders within the party staking claim to the CM's post.
  • Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal issued a statement reaffirming that Nitish Kumar was the face of the NDA in the state, and that the leadership question had been settled.
  • Choudhary himself ruled out of the CM race, emphasizing that Nitish alone was the CM face and the coming elections would be fought under his leadership.
  • JD(U) state president Umesh Kushwaha stated that the comments of others did not matter, and that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had already clarified that Nitish was the NDA's CM face in Bihar.

Statistics:

  • 20 years: The length of time CM Nitish Kumar has been in power, according to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
  • 3: The number of state leaders from the BJP who spoke at Sunday's event in Gurgaon, including Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, and former Maharashtra Deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal.
  • 1: The only CM face of the NDA in Bihar, according to Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal.

Sources:

  • "Byline: Sukhbir Siwach As Tejashwi Yadav latches on to Nayab Singh Saini's comments, BJP says leadership question settled, Nitish Kumar will lead NDA in Bihar. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's statement that Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary of the BJP would unfurl the "flag of victory" in the Assembly elections later this year left the party scrambling to issue clarifications on Monday, even as the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) pounced on the comment to advise the Janata Dal (United) of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to seek an explanation from its ally."
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