Not all JD-U leaders happy as Nitish Kumar joins hands with BJP

While Nitish Kumar has become Bihar Chief Minister again with help from the BJP in less than 24 hours after he stepped down pulling out of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, some senior party leaders are unhappy with him.

Veerender Kumar, JD-U's only MP from outside Bihar, said that the Kerala unit of the party was not happy with Nitish's tie-up with the BJP. Sources indicate Veerender Kumar could break away from the party to start his own unit or join the Left Democratic Front in Kerala.

Ali Anwar too lashed out at Nitish for betraying the secular plank on which he won the Bihar elections in 2015.

How damaging this move will prove to be for Nitish remains to be seen.