Amit Shah invited Nitish Kumar to join NDA

By Vicky

Published: Saturday, August 12, 2017, 15:19 [IST]

After allying with the BJP in Bihar, Nitish Kumar has been invited to join the NDA. "I met JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at my residence yesterday. I invited JD(U) to join the NDA," Mr Shah said in a tweet today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets BJP President Amit Shah in a meeting at the latter's residence, in New Delhi. Photo credit: PTI

The Bihar-based party is expected to endorse a proposal to join the NDA in its national executive meeting in Patna on August 19, after which it is likely to join the Narendra Modi cabinet.

Asked if the party would join the Narendra Modi cabinet, a JD(U) leader said such a decision would be "natural".

"When we are together in government in Bihar, it is only natural that our party joins the Union government," he said.

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Published On August 12, 2017