"It is still a speculation": NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Nitish Kuma rejoining NDA

Amid ongoing developments in Bihar all political parties in the state held meetings on Saturday with party leaders and legislators in Patna after likelihood that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may jump ship to the Bharatiya Janata Party BJPled National Democratic Alliance NDA Nationalist Congress Party NCP Chief Sharad Pawar said that it is just a speculation as nothing has been finalised yetThe NCP is an ally of the JDU in the INDIA blocHas it been finalised yet It is still a speculation Pawar told ANI in Maharashtras MumbaiSeveral NDA leaders including former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi have indicated an alliance breakdown between JDURJDMeanwhile Lok Janshakti Party LJP leader Chirag Paswan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday amid the political turmoil in BiharPaswan said he kept his concerns over Bihar before the BJP leaders in the meeting held at the residence of Amit Shah Several media reports have claimed that the LJP has a fear of being sidelined after the possible entry of the JDU in the NDA allianceIt was important to know what is happening in Bihar today On this issue I held a meeting with Amit Shah and JP Nadda ji today I have kept my concerns before them over Bihar They have given assurance on various issues The situation is very positive regarding the alliance In the coming days the situation will become more clear and after that our party will take a stand We are a part of NDA today he told reportersChirag Paswan and Nitish Kumar have slammed each other in the pastMeanwhile leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD on Saturday gathered at party supremo Lalu Prasads home in Patna for an emergency meeting convened by deputy chief minister Tejashwi YadavBesides Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi former chief minister the meeting was attended by senior leaders including members of the state legislatureAccording to sources Tejashwi Yadav told the leaders of the party present at the meeting that the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is respectable but there were many factors which were not under his controlCM Nitish Kumar was and is respectable Many things are not under his Nitish Kumar control RJDs allies in the Mahagathbandhan always respected the Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was quoted as saying by the sources The sources further said that Tejashwi had also hinted at many unexpected developments in the stateThe Chief Minister used to sit with me on the stage and ask What was there in Bihar before 2005 I never reacted Now more people are with us Whatever remained undone in two decades we managed to get it done within a short time be it jobs caste census increasing reservation etc Bihar mein abhi khel hona baki hain The game is yet to begin in Bihar Yadav reportedly saidWith the recent reports that the Bihar CM is poised to shift his allegience the unity of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA the 28party Opposition bloc formed to take on the BJPled Central government appears to be in jeopardyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever