After 8 JD(U) leaders were inducted as ministers in Bihar government as part of its expansion, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said vacancies from JDU quota in the cabinet were empty so JDU leaders were inducted. Speaking on BJP-JD(U) alliance in the state, chief minister Nitish Kumar said there is no issue with BJP, everything is fine. Newly sworn-in minister Neeraj Kumar had also echoed what Rajak said and mentioned that JDU will never leave NDA. The JDU chief, who later attended Modi's swearing-in ceremony, said: "It is not a big issue. The BJP, however, is sharing power in Bihar with its leader Sushil Kumar Modi as the state's Deputy Chief Minister.

Source: dna June 02, 2019 07:59 UTC