Nitish Kumar's balancing act: When he said no to Rahul, but also to Vaghela

Kumar told Gandhi if Tejashwi Yadav is chargesheeted and arrested, he would need to quit the govt

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is proving to be a consummate trapeze artist.

On Saturday, while meeting Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi, he said no to the latter’s entreaties about not pushing the 'grand alliance' in Bihar to the brink by insisting on the resignation of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s son, and the Deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav.

According to sources, Kumar told Gandhi that if Yadav is chargesheeted and arrested, he would need to quit the government. The Janata Dal (United) has reminded the Congress of the embarrassment that the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government