“No Requirement” of Nitish Kumar in grand alliance, says Tejashwi Yadav

TIL Desk/National/Patna/ Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav today reiterated that there was “no requirement” of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the grand alliance and expressed apprehension that the BJP may dump him before Lok Sabha polls.

Inaugurating the party’s 22nd foundation day in the absence of his father and party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, who served as Mr Kumar’s Deputy during the erstwhile grand alliance government, made it clear that the RJD would not have any alliance with the JD(U) even if Mr Kumar offers him the post of chief minister.

“I don’t want to be the chief minister because of someone’s favour. I will be the CM if people of the state bless me,” Mr Yadav said. Dispelling media reports that the grand alliance comprising of RJD, Congress and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) of former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi was willing to take back Nitish Kumar, the RJD leader said Mr Kumar was not needed.

“A kind of atmosphere is being created that grand alliance is ready to accept Nitish Kumar. Sorry, there is no requirement of you (Nitish Kumar)… We are capable enough to make both BJP and JD(U) bite the dust at the hustings,” Mr Yadav added.