NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar after the outgoing Bihar chief minister was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP, marking his return to Parliament after greater than 20 years.“Shri Nitish Kumar is likely one of the most skilled leaders within the nation. His dedication to good governance has been appreciated all over the place. He has made an indelible contribution to the event of Bihar. It will likely be a terrific pleasure to see him in Parliament as soon as once more. He has additionally served for a few years as a Member of Parliament and Union Minister,” PM Modi wrote on X.“I’m totally assured that his lengthy political expertise will additional improve the dignity of Parliament. Heartiest congratulations to him on taking oath as a Rajya Sabha MP and finest needs for his tenure forward,” he added.The prime minister additionally congratulated Rajya Sabha deputy chairman and JD(U) chief Harivansh Narayan Singh after President Droupadi Murmu nominated him to the Higher Home for a 3rd time period.“Shri Harivansh Ji has made invaluable contributions to journalism and public life. He’s a revered mental and thinker. Along with his profound ideas and insights, he has enriched the proceedings of the Home over the previous few years. I’m delighted that the Honorable President has nominated him to the Rajya Sabha,” Prime Minister Modi posted.Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for a report tenth time period following the ruling NDA’s landslide victory within the state meeting elections in November final yr. Aside from a short eight-day stint in March 2000, he has held the publish since November 2005, regardless of regularly shifting political alliances. The one interruption got here between Might 2014 and February 2015, when he stepped down and Jitan Kumar Manjhi, then a member of the JD(U), assumed workplace.
His transfer to the Rajya Sabha paves the way in which for ally BJP to have its first chief minister in Bihar. The BJP emerged as the most important get together within the state within the meeting polls, adopted by the JD(U).
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