Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar officially joined the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday, signaling a historic change in Bihar’s political landscape.
Kumar joined the party and later addressed its workers. During his speech, he praised his father Nitish Kumar for his two decades of service to the state. Bihar minister Ratnesh Sada called Nishant Kumar “the future of Bihar”.
“Thank you all. I will try to live up to the trust you all have placed in me. I, the entire Bihar and the entire country are proud of what my father has done in the last 20 years,” Kumar said.
Nishant Kumar greeted the party workers as soon as he reached the JD (U) office in Patna.
Its national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha was also present on the occasion.
“It was the decision of JDU workers”
Union minister and NDA Rajya Sabha candidate Ram Nath Thakur told ANI that Nishant Kumar is joining the party to stay connected with the people.
“It was the decision of JDU workers and common people that Nishant Kumar (CM Nitish Kumar’s son) joined JDU and listened to the voice of the people… For the same reason he is accepting JDU membership today… It was his (Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s) wish to go to Rajya Sabha…”
“This is the future of Bihar and we will complete and showcase the work left unfinished by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,” Sada told ANI.
Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh conveyed his “best wishes” to Nishant Kumar in his political journey.
On Saturday, Nishant Kumar also met party leaders and young MLAs at Sanjay Kumar Jha’s residence. During the meeting, discussions focused on the party’s future strategy and way forward as party chief Nitish Kumar prepares to move to the Center with a Rajya Sabha seat.
Nishant’s entry into politics comes at a time of significant transformation initiated by his father.
On Thursday, March 5, Nitish Kumar filed his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, signaling the end of his record tenure as chief minister.
Nitish Kumar had earlier said that he would move to the Rajya Sabha and assured everyone that there would be no problems. He added that he would remain in touch with Bihar and that all work would continue as usual. He also urged the people to work hard for the development of the state and assured them that he would keep an eye on everything.
