Nitish Kumar at this time dumped the grand alliance in Bihar to return to the NDA fold (File)

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JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar’s title was by no means mentioned for any lead place within the INDIA Bloc, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed on Sunday.

On a day when Nitish Kumar dumped the grand alliance in Bihar to return to the NDA fold, Sanjay Raut mentioned the “mental health” of the Bihar chief minister and the BJP shouldn’t be good.

“You have the wrong information. Nitish Kumar’s name was never in the lead in the INDI alliance (for any position). Given that the mental state of these two (BJP and Nitish Kumar) is not well, they should not play any games on the political ground,” he advised reporters.

Notably, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had just lately mentioned that in a digital assembly of INDIA bloc leaders, Nitish Kumar’s title was steered for the submit of convenor, however the latter was of the view {that a} staff of get together chiefs ought to be shaped and that there isn’t any have to appoint a convenor.

Sanjay Raut used the Kabaddi analogy to assert that the NCP led by Sharad Pawar and the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) would win the 2024 elections.

“Kabaddi was the favourite sport of (late) Balasaheb Thackeray. Even Sharad Pawar has done great work in sports such as Kabaddi and wrestling. When these two parties are coming together, we will surely win the 2024 elections,” he added.

Speaking on the Maratha quota agitation, the Rajya Sabha member mentioned Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and quota chief Manoj Jarange are the 2 key individuals.

“The Chief Minister will obviously congratulate Manoj Jarange because the subject is between those two persons. Currently, a study and a survey are underway about the Maratha reservation,” he added.

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