 "Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (right) and RJD chief Lalu Prasad greet each other after the Mahagathbandhan's victory in the Bihar Assembly elections on Sunday")
Last week, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a national-level “grand alliance” of Opposition parties to stop the surge of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). “A Bihar-like Grand Alliance is the solution,” Kumar told the media at his weekly press conference on April 3. “A mahagathbandhan like this will be a great success. The Congress and Left parties must take the initiative.”
However, given the alleged tussle among partners of the ruling coalition in Bihar, there are doubts over Kumar’s prediction of success for a similar alliance at the national stage. Just days before his statement, a leader belonging
