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JDU leader backs Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant as future Bihar CM
Senior JDU leader Devesh Chandra Thakur on Sunday said he hoped Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar would follow in the footsteps of his father, party president Nitish Kumar, and become the state's…
Senior JDU leader Devesh Chandra Thakur on Sunday said he hoped Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar would follow in the footsteps of his father, party president Nitish Kumar, and become the state's chief minister. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists during Nishant Kumar's visit to Sitamarhi, where JDU workers gave the minister an enthusiastic welcome across the district.
Asked if he saw Nishant Kumar as a possible future chief minister, Thakur said, "Why not? Politics is the art of the possible. May he rise to the greatest heights." JDU workers present said they were confident that Nitish Kumar's retirement had not left a vacuum and that the party was in safe hands under Nishant Kumar's leadership.
Nishant Kumar, 45, entered politics in March this year, weeks before his father decided to contest the Rajya Sabha polls, ending his two-decade tenure as Bihar chief minister. He initially turned down an offer to join the state government as a deputy chief minister but later accepted a cabinet berth after pressure from JDU rank and file.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Devesh Chandra Thakur's open backing signals the first senior-level public endorsement of a hereditary succession within JD(U), a party that has long projected itself as a cadre-based organisation rather than a family-run outfit. Bihar has no fixed mechanism for leadership transition beyond coalition arithmetic, and any successor will need the approval of the BJP, JD(U)'s alliance partner. The key test will come when the next cabinet expansion or a leadership change is forced by electoral results. Watch for whether other senior JD(U) leaders echo Thakur's statement or stay silent.
Source: indiatoday.in
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