Oppn cries betrayal', BJP welcomes 'natural ally'

The members of the Opposition party INDIA bloc on Sunday targeted their allyturned-foe Nitish Kumar for realigning with the NDA, saying that he has lost all credibility with the public due to his frequent alliance shifts.

- Saptarshi Das

The BJP, on the other hand, welcomed Nitish's decision, saying that his return was a sign of the Opposition bloc losing steam ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Congress chief and INDIA chairperson Mallikarjun Kharge alluded to Nitish's history of breaking alliances and said he already knew that the JD(U) chief was preparing to shift sides.

"Earlier he and us were fighting together. When I talked to Lalu [Prasad] Ji and Tejashwi [Yadav], they also said that Nitish is going. Today that came true.

There are many people in the country like 'aaya Ram, gaya Ram'," he said.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh labelled Nitish an "expert in betraying" and added that the individual who was instrumental in the formulation of the Opposition bloc to take on the NDA himself switched allegiance.