It has been supporting our government," he said. "We enjoy very good relations with the Congress. On his part, Nitish Kumar made it clear on Monday that the JD-U would go for a tie-up with the Congress. "The Congress has to project someone who can aggressively counter (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi's development plank in the polls," he added. "Nitish Kumar's image as one who has tried to develop Bihar and provided good governance has forced the Congress to side with him," said Congress leader Ashok Choudhary. The Congress and NCP support has given an advantage to Nitish Kumar vis-a-vis Lalu Prasad. This has put pressure on Lalu Prasad to take a call - either to accept Nitish Kumar as the leader of a common alliance or go it alone.Īfter the Congress publicly decided to ally with the JD-U, NCP leader Tariq Anwar supported the idea. The National Congress Party (NCP) is all for Nitish Kumar. With Nitish Kumar projecting a secular and progressive image, the Congress wants to support at the head of a "secular alliance" to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Patna: With the Congress and the NCP backing JD-U leader Nitish Kumar as the chief ministerial candidate in the coming Bihar elections, Lalu Prasad's RJD is in a dilemma.
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