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Bihar: Amid Rumblings In JD(U)-BJP Alliance, A Phone Call From Nitish To Sonia

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reportedly spoken to Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the phone on Sunday.

The politics in Eastern state of Bihar has been heating up for the last few days. As allies BJP and JD(U) continue to clash over different friction points for several days, a big news is coming in from the Chief Ministerโ€™s office. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reportedly spoken to Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the phone on Sunday. If believed the reports, Nitish Kumar himself contacted the Congress chief. Many speculations are being made between JDU and BJP after this news has come to the fore.

If sources are to be believed, there was a long conversation between the two big leaders. It is not clear whether the political developments in Bihar were discussed during the call. However, speculations have already begun in the political corridors that Mr Kumar could return to the UPA (Mahagathbandhan) fold after the bitter breakup in 2017. Both the Congress and JDU have worked together in Bihar before, along with Lalu Prasadโ€™s RJD.

Significantly, on July 30 and 31, a meeting of all the seven fronts of the BJP was held in Patna. After this meeting, several statements came from leaders of both BJP and JDU. The BJP had said that preparations are on for them to win 200 seats. Meanwhile, JDU national president Lalan Singh resorted back and asked  why only 200 seats and not 243. He also said that we are also preparing for 243 seats. Amid the political upheaval, all JDU MLAs and MLCs have been called for a meeting at 11 am tomorrow. On the other hand, a meeting has been called by RJD at Rabri Devi residence at 9 am on Tuesday. All the MLAs of the party have been called for this meeting.

 

 

 

 

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Mumbai: After a wait of over more than a month, the Maharashtra cabinet expansion is likely to happen this week, according to sources.

โ€œThe expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet will take place before you can even imagineโ€, Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, told the media in Delhi, responding to questions on the induction of new ministers.

According to sources, Mr. Fadnavis is likely to get the Home portfolio, which he held during his first term as CM, from 2015-2020.

The Maharashtra CM, Eknath Shinde, along with his deputy, was in Delhi over the weekend as Mr. Shinde along with 22 other chief ministers attended a NITI Aayog meeting.

Mr. Fadnavis announced that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been given the responsibility to coordinate efforts to better the BJPโ€™s performance in Baramati, the Pawar family stronghold in western Maharashtra, from where NCP leader and Sharad Pawarโ€™s daughter Supriya Sule is an MP.

The former Maharashta CM has said, โ€œThe BJP has embarked on a mission to improve its footprint in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by identifying 16 parliamentary constituencies where opposition parties have had a consistent winning streak.โ€

Mr. Fadnavis further said these constituencies included those held by Shiv Sena leaders who have now joined Team Shinde.

โ€œSince Shiv Sena and BJP will contest the Lok Sabha elections as a coalition, the BJP will work to ensure the victory of the sitting Lok Sabha members from these constituencies,โ€ Mr. Fadnavis added.

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