New Delhi: Dismissing speculation over the name of the next chief minister of Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh Tuesday expressed confidence that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to remain in the post following the NDA victory in the Assembly elections.
Singh, who represents the Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency and is the Union Textiles Minister, wondered why there was any confusion over the chief minister’s name.
He, however, observed that every party has its own process, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will also hold meetings to choose the Bihar chief minister.
Pata nahin yeh kyun bhram hai. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ke netrutva mein hum chunav lade. Aage bhi Nitish Kumar hi mukhya mantri honge, lekin uski prakriya hai. (I don’t understand the reason for the confusion. We fought the election under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He will remain the chief minister in future also, but due process has to be followed for this, the BJP leader told reporters.
He said the BJP and JD(U) will have separate legislature party meetings, followed by a joint NDA meeting.
Everyone will then together decide the leader at the NDA meeting. And I am speaking with full confidence that Nitish Kumar will be chief minister, Singh told reporters.
He was speaking at the India International Trade Fair (IITF).