Nitish can return to NDA fold, says Athawale, Sushil Modi says ‘doors shut’

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday gave political pundits reasons to guess by saying that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar can return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) any time. He further said that the Bihar CM was part of the NDA earlier and despite the BJP getting more seats in the assembly elections in Bihar last time, he was made the chief minister.
On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sushil Modi on Sunday said that Union Minister Ramdas Athawale’s claim on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s return to NDA is his personal opinion, but the BJP has shut all its doors for the Bihar CM.
“Even if he wants to come, BJP is not ready. Ramdas Athawale is neither a BJP spokesperson nor an NDA spokespeson. He is the leader of a party and a Union Minister so this must be his personal opinion but BJP has shut all its doors,” Sushil Modi said.
Sushil Modi further called Nitish Kumar a “burden” and said that the capability of the Bihar CM to transfer votes has ended.
“He has become a burden; I doubt RJD will be able to bear it for long. His capability to transfer votes has ended. In the last Vidhan Sabha election it was seen that had Narendra Modi not come, he (Nitish Kumar) would not have won 44 seats. In politics, you are important if you have the power of votes. Otherwise, you hold no importance,” the BJP leader added.