New Delhi, September 9: Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Paswan on Monday made a big statement about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Paswan suggested that Nitish Kumar should now leave the post of CM and give a chance to BJP for one term. Bihar currently has an NDA government. Nitish Kumar Wanted to Quit NDA, Rejoin Grand Alliance in Bihar: Lalu Prasad Yadav.

BJP leader Sanjay Paswan, speaking to news agency ANI, said that Nitish Kumar has held the chair of CM of Bihar for a long time. "We trusted Nitish Kumar with the post of Bihar Chief Minister for 15 years, he should give us the chance for one term," he said. Bihar: BJP-JDU Spreading Lies, Making False Promises, Says Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi.

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Reacting sharply to it, Janata Dal (United) spokesperson Nikhil Mondal said that Nitish Kumar will be the candidate for the Chief Minister's post. He also assured that Kumar will be the face of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Assembly Elections in Bihar.

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