Not good for democracy: Kejriwal on Nitish Kumar's flip-flop move to NDA

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar did not do the right thing by exiting INDIA bloc calling his conduct not good for democracyKejriwal made the remark at a press conference while responding to a question about Nitish forming a new government with BJP in BiharI feel that he should not have left He has done wrong Such conduct is not good for democracy What my understanding is that this his exit will cause loses for NDA in Bihar instead of benefitting them INDIA bloc will benefit he saidNitish Kumar Sunday resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar saying things were not working well for him in the Mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance and the opposition bloc INDIA and formed a new government with the BJP which he had dumped less than 18 months agoBesides JD U RJD Congress and Left parties were the other constituents of the now no more MahagathbandhanKumars latest crossover his fifth in a little over a decade is being seen as a big setback for the opposition unity ahead of the Lok Sabha pollsIn reference to the Chandigarh municipal elections the AAP supremo said that Tuesday might bring a message of the first victory for the INDIA bloc as the Aam Aadmi PartyCongress alliance could win the pollsLast week the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Chandigarh mayoral polls be held on January 30 quashing the administrations unreasonable unjustified and arbitrary decision to postpone the electionWhile allowing a petition challenging the order of the Chandigarh deputy commissioner who is the authority for holding the mayoral polls postponing the election from January 18 to February 6 the court also observed that the grounds on which the polls were deferred were totally absurd and frivolousUnder the CongressAAP alliance the Aam Aadmi Party AAP will fight for the mayors seat while the Congress will contest the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayorAAP is part of the INDIA bloc and is in seatsharing talks with Congress for five states Delhi Punjab Gujarat Goa and HaryanaThe Punjab units of both Congress and AAP have ruled out any alliance between the parties in the state for upcoming Lok Sabha polls though a final decision is yet to be announcedThis 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