Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV.
There will be change in Bihar, Nitish Kumar will change sides, the Chief Minister will remain the same, but the ministers will change. The face will be the same, but the clothes will change. Now LED lights will light up instead of lanterns. Because Nitish has decided to break the glass of Lalu’s lantern with JDU’s arrow. Although it has not been formally announced yet that Nitish will leave RJD and join BJP, but from what is happening from Bihar to Delhi, what is being seen and heard, it is very clear that the decision has been taken. It’s done, the deal is done. Now only the announcement is left. Nitish Kumar has proved that the oaths, promises and statements of the leaders in Bihar have no meaning. Whatever is happening in the politics of Bihar has nothing to do with the welfare of the people of Bihar. This is just a game to remain in power, manipulation and bargaining to remain in power. One and a half years ago, when Lalu Yadav supported Nitish Kumar and made him the Chief Minister, the game was only about sharing in power, the deal was clear. Nitish will be sent to Delhi before the Lok Sabha elections. He will be made the convenor of INDI Alliance, he will be made the face of the post of Prime Minister and when Nitish Kumar goes to Delhi, Lalu ji’s son Tejashwi will be placed on his chair. Nitish knew that “Neither there will be nine maunds of oil, nor Radha will dance”. Neither will anyone make him the PM face nor will he have to give up the throne, but what could anyone do about Lalu’s yearning to make his son the CM quickly? Pressure started increasing on Nitish – go to Delhi, leave the chair, the coordinator will be made later. When Nitish did not agree, through Lalan Singh, JDU MLAs were threatened to be beaten to death. In such matters Nitish is everyone’s father. He knew that Lok Sabha elections are ahead, if BJP wants to sweep Bihar then Nitish will be needed, there are forty seats. BJP does not want to take risk. This game of Nitish suits BJP also, hence the deal was done. The thing to note is that the three big players of the game, Amit Shah, Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar, neither like each other nor trust each other. All three have told the public many times that they will be buried in dust but they will not go with them. But politics is very cruel. It forces you to change as per your need. But the echo of the change that will take place in Bihar will be heard in the entire country. The biggest blow will be to Rahul Gandhi’s dreams. INDI Alliance will no longer have any meaning. Rahul Gandhi’s hope was based on the fact that everyone will fight together, his calculation was that we will get 60 percent votes, we will win. People also used to ask that if everyone comes together, will they really be able to stop Modi? Now the tables have turned. When Rahul’s trip reached Bengal, Mamata left him and even before reaching Bihar, Nitish ditched him. Kejriwal has already dashed the expectations and Nitish Kumar will put the last nail in the coffin of Indi Alliance tomorrow or the day after. Now there will be no bamboo, nor will the flute play. (Rajat Sharma)
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