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NITISH AIDE SAYS CM NOT UNHAPPY PARTY OPEN TO KHARGE AS FACE

Hindustan Times

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December 23, 2023

Bihar's water resources minister and senior Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha, a close aide of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday scotched speculation about the latter's perceived unhappiness over the proceedings of the recent meeting of India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in Delhi, and said his party has no issue with the projection of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the prime ministerial face of the Opposition grouping.

- Subhash Pathak 

NITISH AIDE SAYS CM NOT UNHAPPY PARTY OPEN TO KHARGE AS FACE

"The CM wanted seat-sharing between the coalition partners to be resolved by January-end. Our party has no issue with Kharge's name being floated as the PM face of the INDIA bloc," he said.

PATNA: Bihar's water resources minister and senior Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha, a close aide of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday scotched speculation about the latter's perceived unhappiness over the proceedings of the recent meeting of India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in Delhi, and said his party has no issue with the projection of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the prime ministerial face of the Opposition grouping.

Talking to reporters on Friday, Jha said that Kumar had no problems with the developments in the INDIA bloc meeting.

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