Chirag Paswan, Nitish Kumar Meet, Project Bonhomie After 3-Year Face-Off
NDTV
In the coming Lok Sabha election, the Lok Janshakti Party is contesting on 5 seats, way below JD(U)'s 16 seats.
Chirag Paswan, back in BJP favour, met his longtime political rival, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today. The public meeting, which came after more than three years, was seen as an ice-breaker of sorts, projecting hopes of a better relationship as allies.
The meeting -- inevitable after the BJP's open-arm acceptance of Mr Paswan -- was brought about by the Chief Minister's close aide Sanjay Jha and two key leaders from the BJP -- Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Health Minister Mangal Pandey -- sources said.
The 30-minute meeting which took place at Mr Kumar's official residence at Patna's 1, Anne Marg, was as much about optics as a smoother working relationship.
