It’s a settled contented that Nitish Kumar is the look of the ruling National Democratic Alliance successful Bihar and volition stay Chief Minister of the State aft the upcoming Assembly poll, Janata Dal (United) moving president Sanjay K. Jha said connected Saturday (September 20, 2025), speaking astatine The Hindu Mind, a speech bid featuring starring newsmakers.
Mr. Jha’s remarks are successful opposition to the Opposition concern successful the State, with the Congress yet to unequivocally endorse RJD person Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of Opposition successful the Bihar Assembly, arsenic the Mahagatbandhan’s CM nominee.
The electoral spot of Mr. Kumar’s JD(U) has been successful diminution successful caller years. The enactment has not been the azygous largest outfit successful the Bihar Assembly since 2010. In the 2020 election, it slipped down to conscionable 43 seats, trailing down some the RJD and the BJP. In effect to a query astir this situation, Mr. Jha said, “In 2020, erstwhile we got 43 seats and BJP 71, Nitish ji told Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi that BJP could instrumentality the CM’s spot and JD(U) would articulation the government.”
The BJP, however, took its clip to travel up with a effect to Mr. Kumar’s suggestion, helium said. “BJP said the elections were fought connected Nitish ji’s look and helium unsocial should beryllium CM,” Mr. Jha recalled.
‘No anxiety’
A fewer months ago, the JD(U) had enactment up posters astatine its bureau successful Patna, saying, “25 Se 30, Phir Se Nitish (2025-2030, Nitish Again)“. Mr. Jha was asked whether this poster reflected his party’s anxiousness that adjacent if the NDA wins, Mr. Kumar volition not get the CM’s station oregon volition not beryllium allowed to implicit a term. He said: “There’s nary anxiety. It’s a settled issue—Nitish Kumar is the look of the confederation and volition beryllium Chief Minister.” He ruled retired each speculation connected Mr. Kumar’s health. “He’s perfectly fine,” Mr. Jha declared.
He insisted that contempt astir 2 decades successful power, determination is “pro-incumbency” successful favour of the JD(U) and Nitish Kumar. “We volition triumph hands down successful this election,” helium said.
Asked astir information from the caller caste survey showing that 34% of households successful Bihar gain ₹6,000 oregon little per month, Mr. Jha said that the archetypal 7 to 8 years of Mr. Kumar’s tenure had been consumed successful fixing basal issues specified arsenic roads and power. “Even post-COVID, Bihar reported treble digit growth. Yes, we bash request much investments. And things are changing successful a large way,” helium said, adding that the authorities is moving towards reversing the migration of radical retired of the State.
‘Seat-sharing volition beryllium amicable’
Neither the NDA nor the Mahagatbandhan person worked retired immoderate seat-sharing look truthful far, with some sides having aggregate claimants for the Assembly’s 243 seats. The JD(U) has asserted that it volition contention the aforesaid fig of seats arsenic the BJP, to support their narration astatine an adjacent keel. “I don’t deliberation ther volition beryllium a problem,” Mr. Jha said. “Did you perceive immoderate murmur during the 2024 polls? Seat part was done amicably past and volition beryllium settled earlier October amicably again,” helium added.
Mr. Jha dismissed the ongoing peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful Bihar arsenic a non-issue successful the upcoming Assembly election, claiming that nary 1 successful Bihar is complaining astir it. “While electoral rolls are being revised successful Bihar, protests are successful Delhi. Have you seen voters successful Bihar protesting astir missing names? The Opposition has nary crushed support,” helium said.
The JD(U) person said that Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj enactment would not beryllium capable to dent the ruling confederation successful the upcoming polls. “It’s conscionable bare chatter from Delhi. Bihar volition spot a bipolar election. Those who ballot volition either backmost america oregon the Opposition,” helium said.
