How BJP worked for Nitish's 'ghar wapsi'

Assembly poll victory in three Hindi states late last year propelled saffron camp to launch final’ action plan in Bihar

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR

THE BJP’s top secret ‘MissionBihar-2024’ to get Nitish Kumar to swear in so that the National Democratic Alliance is back to rule the state — six days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first mega rally of the year in Bihar — was crafted about a year back.

BJP sources told this newspaper that the execution of the plan gathered pace after victories in the three Hindi heartland states, namely Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

“A team of senior BJP leaders worked meticulously while keeping confidentiality. Senior JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, who was also close to late Arun Jaitley and currently considered a close confidante of Nitish Kumar, remained in touch with the BJP as the party got cracking on the plan,” said a senior BJP leader. “It took about 45 days for the plan to come to fruition,” he said.