Modi to be NDA’s Bihar mascot, Nitish CM face for Bihar polls

By our Special Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the primary poll mascot for the NDA in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, and JD(U) leader and chief minister Nitish Kumar will be the alliance’s chief ministerial candidate of the ruling alliance. The crucial election, sources said, could be the first time since 2005 that the BJP contests more seats than the JD(U). This has historically been a contentious issue between the two parties. Already in a much stronger position, both within the state and in the state alliance, since the JD(U) decided to rejoin the NDA fold in 2024, the NDA poll strategy, sources said.