Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will remain in the NDA, while regretting short-lived alliances with the RJD-Congress combine, which always indulged in mischief when we shared power.
Kumar was speaking at a rally in Purnea in the presence of Modi, weeks ahead of the announcement of assembly polls.
It was the Janata Dal-United-Bharatiya Janata Party combine which had formed a government in Bihar, for the first time, in November, 2005.
"For one or two times, I went to the other side, upon prodding of some of my own party colleagues, one of whom is sitting in Purena," said Kumar, pointing towards Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan', whom he replaced as the party's national president nearly two years ago.
But, that is a thing of the past. I could never be comfortable with those people.
"They always indulged in mischief when we shared power... I am now back. And, I will not go anywhere henceforth," said the JD-U supremo, evoking a smile and applause from the PM.
Kumar lauded Modi for the measures taken by the Union government for the state, and made a special mention of the budget presented earlier this year, which had a number of announcements, including establishment of a National Makhana Board, which was inaugurated by the PM at Purnea. -- PTI
