On whether poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who was recently inducted into the JD(U) and made party vice-president, will succeed him, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has clarified that the JD(U) is not a “family party” and that it is up to the party to decide on his successor.
The statement, made by Nitish in an interview to ABP News Tuesday, has come at a time when a section of JD(U) leaders was unhappy with Kishor “acting like a senior leader” and BJP leaders felt that he is “exceeding his brief”. Nitish also said he had inducted Kishor after BJP president Amit Shah called him twice and asked him to induct Kishor.