RJD supremo and former Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav,s door open remark for his former ally Nitish Kumar has created a political buzz in the corridors of power. With BJP seeking explanation from Nitish over his possible re association with RJD in the near future sushaasan babu is trying to play safe by not over reacting to a remark which has got a deep political overtone with he immediately rescuing himself from offering any justification.
Given how JD(U) narrowly escaped from facing the wrath of its legislators on the day of floor test in the assembly is not hidden from anyone. Still, Nitish cobbled the numbers on board by breaking three of RJD legislators and a few BJP-JDU MLAs who became a part of pact at the last hour with the state machinery becoming super active. Dilemma of Nitish Kumar is many from managing the frictions of his folks to creating a right balance in the rank and cadre of JD(U) he has got a huge task at hand as for the vulnerability of his legislators who will not spare a second in switching sides, shifting loyalties by jumping the ship as per their convenience and choice.
Having a tendency to feel choked and suffocated in a pressure kind of situation and circumstances refusing to push his weight beyond a point for an relative unease he settles for the available best from the wide range of alternatives. Siding with RJD both in 2015 and 2022 was very much a part of his strategy to checkmate a dominant BJP leveraging it’s hold by sabotaging his schemes he exactly did what he was supposed to name calling and putting Modi to public trial and scrutiny for Godhra riots of 2002.
Nitish who is apt in reading between the lines and signals is familiar about his caliber and approach as well as his limitations and shortcomings. After the conclusion of parliamentary elections Nitish may not hesitate in affirmingly nodding to the gesture by Laloo Prasad Yadav keeping his larger goals and objectives in his frame. For now Laloo has one eye on Tejashwi and other on Tejashwi as the former,s elevation is only possible when the latter is kept in good faith and humour for a Laloo who is familiar with the complex web and knitty gritty of a politics quite understands the terms of business for an voluminous trade.
It is to be seen how far he can stretch it from here hailing from an old school of politics he has donned many firsts to his credit. For a Nitish who is less revealing and more assuming with Laloo knowing how to get the better off him next few months will bear a testimony to it