At Modi’s Bihar Rally, Nitish Kumar Appears An Uneasy Ally

In 2017, when Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar walked out of the Mahagathbandhan, comprising the RJD, Congress and JD (U), and formed the government with the support of the BJP, many said that his decision to join the NDA was fraught with contradictions.

Fast-forward to April 25, 2019, at an election rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bihar's Darbhanga, Nitish's uneasy truce with the ruling party at the Centre was on full display.

In a video that surfaced on social media recently, PM Modi, after finishing his speech, is seen raising clenched fists and chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" as the fellow leaders on stage and the attendees joined the chorus.