Congress has once again put the alliance government in crisis in Bihar. It seems that the alliance government in Bihar is on the verge of breaking, and under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, the government in the state is about to be formed again. Everything will be decided on Saturday, it is learnt.
This is not happening for the first time, it happened in 2017 as well. Now the question arises, who is responsible for this? The answer is Congress. Congress did not agree to Nitish’s terms in 2017, and they reportedly betrayed him again in 2023.
Actually Nitish wanted to become the face of the Prime Minister from the opposition in 2017 and 2019, but Congress was not ready to make him the face of the Prime Minister.
In 2023, Nitish Kumar united the anti-BJP parties in some way. However, even after creating an alliance, the parties did not gain the desired momentum.
In the meantime, the Congress spokespersons also made statements like suggestions. The first impact of this was that the rally of the I.N.D.I.A alliance scheduled in Bhopal in October had to be postponed.
Congress was hoping that after winning the elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh in November, they would lead the I.N.D.I.A alliance according to their terms, but the election results turned the tables. After the results, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge called a meeting but by then, it was too late.
Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar started calculating in their own way. Until Nitish found a way, the danger of a split in his party loomed. This is where the game began. Sources say that the BJP informed about the split in the party. Lalu Yadav is making efforts to make his son Tejashwi Chief Minister. When Nitish could not become the coordinator of I.N.D.I.A alliance in Delhi, he tried to influence the JDU. As soon as Nitish was seen in trouble, the BJP helped him, and I.N.D.I.A alliance leaned towards breaking.
The whole story of breaking and forming a government has been written by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. After everything was clear, Amit Shah clarified last week about Nitish’s return to the government.
As far as the day was concerned, it was supposed to happen after Republic Day. It is happening. The indication is that Nitish may resign, thereafter the Governor will administer him the oath by January 30.
In this way, Congress’s crucial move has brought a change again in Bihar. In 2017, if Congress had accepted Nitish’s words and made him the face of the PM, perhaps the country’s politics would have been different today.
Now, when Nitish tried for the second time, he was shown a twist again, and then Congress put itself in trouble.
The crisis of Congress is not resolved yet. There is also a danger in Maharashtra. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann already made it clear that TMC and AAP would contest coming general elections at their own in their respective states.