Bengaluru, August 10: After witnessing the political developments in Bihar, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda expressed hope of the erstwhile Janata Dal Parivar re-emerging as a political alternative in the country.
“I have been watching the developments in Bihar. It made me think of the days when the Janata Dal Parivar was under one roof. It gave three PMs. I am in my advanced years, but if the younger generation decides, it can offer a good alternative to this great nation,” Gowda tweeted.
I have been watching the developments in Bihar. It made me think of the days when the Janata Dal parivar was under one roof. It is gave three PMs. I am in my advanced years, but if the younger generation decides it can offer a good alternative to this great nation.
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) August 9, 2022
In a day of fast-moving developments, Bihar’s “mercurial” leader Nitish Kumar twice met Governor Phagu Chauhan, first to hand in his resignation as NDA chief minister and then after being elected leader of the RJD-led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) to stake claim for the top job in the State once again.
Kumar’s move, a reversal of what happened in 2017 when he left the Mahagathbandhan to rejoin the NDA, left the ally BJP out in the cold for the second time in nine years.