Photos that say it all: How Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi split, became friends again
From friends to foes to friends again. This line easily describes the relationship that is shared between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The one constant in this timeline is that Nitish remained the chief minister as was his goal and intention. On July 26, 2017 Kumar resigned from his post, breaking the two year-old mahagathbandhan that was inked between Janata Dal United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Indian National Congress (INC). A day later, he surprised every one by taking oath as the CM again and forming his government with an old friend turned foe turned friend again, the BJP.
From friends to foes to friends again. This line easily describes the relationship that is shared between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The one constant in this timeline is that Nitish remained the chief minister as was his goal and intention. On July 26, 2017 Kumar resigned from his post, breaking the two year-old mahagathbandhan that was inked between Janata Dal United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Indian National Congress (INC). A day later, he surprised every one by taking oath as the CM again and forming his government with an old friend turned foe turned friend again, the BJP. Here is all you need to know about Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi who are all set to work together again. Here is a timeline of Nitish Kumar's political history. (Photo: PTI)
1994, February: Nitish Kumar joined Janata Dal, a political faction to take on then Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, breaking old ties with him.
1994, June: Nitish quit Janata Party, and formed Samta Party along with George Fernandes. [Samta Party chief George Fernadies and Nitish Kumar at party national executive meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: IE)]
1996: The Samta Party formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to take part in the 1996 General Election. The Party won a total of 8 seats, 6 of which were in Bihar, one in UP and the other in Odisha.
1998: The Samta Party-BJP alliance in the 1998 General Election, resulted in the Samta Party winning 12 seats. [Atal Behari Vajpeyee and Samta Party leader George fernandez at BJP Parliamentary board meeting in Parliament. (Photo: IE)]
2014: Nitish Kumar resigns from his post after losing in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
2015: Kumar comes back to power as CM after forming alliance with RJD and INC, raised allegations against Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)
