Bihar CM Nitish Kumar claims Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge JD(U) with Congress
In a recent turn of events, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has claimed that political strategist Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge JD(U) with the Congress party. This comes as a shock to many, as Kishor is currently working with the BJP on their 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign. Kumar made the claim during an interview with Indian Express, saying that Kishor had approached him in 2016 about the merger. He also said that Kishor had been pushing for the idea even after he joined the BJP. This news will likely cause a rift between Kishor and the BJP, as well as between Kumar and the JD(U). It remains to be seen how this will all play out in the coming months. The current situation in Bihar is that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has claimed that political strategist Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge his Janata Dal (United) party with the Congress party. This claim was made in an interview with Hindustan Times, in which Kumar also said that he had rejected Kishor's request. K...