Elections 2024: Nitish Kumar said that the BJP is in panic mode (File)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has predicted that the BJP will be wiped out of the state in 2024 general elections.
Nitish Kumar today said that the BJP is in panic mode after Opposition parties came together to form INDIA bloc. "The party is troubled with the Opposition unity," Mr Kumar said.
On being asked if he foresaw BJP's defeat in next year's Lok Sabha elections, Mr Kumar responded with a resounding "bilkul" (certainly).
"All of us have joined hands for the betterment of the country. They (the BJP) are not aware that many parties, which I shall not name right now, are with them out of fear. They will come over to this side when the elections are announced," said Nitish Kumar - one of the key architects of the INDIA alliance.
Nitish Kumar, whose party supported the No-Confidence Motion on Manipur, said that the Opposition "did its job" by highlighting the issue.
In a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his absence from parliament on the first two days of the debate. "The House is in session and people remain busy roaming around (ghoomte rahte hain). When Atal Bihari Vajpayee used to be in power and I was one of his ministers. We used to make it a point to remain inside the House", he said.
"If you inquire with the people of this country, they will agree that the BJP is only focused on campaigns and publicity. Can you see any development initiatives?," he asked.
Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP last year. He later took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth after joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
The JD(U)-RJD government completed one year yesterday.
Mr Kumar's remarks come a day after Bihar BJP president Samrat Chaudhary launched a blistering attack on the 'Mahagathbandhan' government in the state, saying that the Chief Minister's "crutch politics" was coming to an end.
"He has become a symbol of bad governance," Mr Chaudhary said.