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JD(U) keeps hope alive of Nitish as PM candidate : BJP

Patna, Dec 4 (UNI) BJP on Monday alleged that JD(U) was deliberately blaming Congress for its defeats in three states, just to keep alive hope of its leader Nitish Kumar as PM candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Leader of opposition in Bihar Legislature and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha said here that JD(U) was trying to project its leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as PM candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Its agenda to make Kumar, a PM candidate, was hidden till now but after defeat of Congress in three startes-- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh, JD(U) had come in open with its intention, he added.
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