North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: It is difficult even for big political pundits to predict what will happen in Bihar politics. Every election brings with it a new story, full of suspense, drama and unexpected twists. One such interesting incident is of the time when the entire Bihar was holding its breath over the election results and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took a step which started a new debate in the political circles.
Those days when everyone was waiting for the results
Imagine what the atmosphere will be like. On one hand, the counting of votes is about to begin, the workers are claiming the victory of their respective parties and on the other hand, RJD is confidently saying that this time change is certain in Bihar and the government is going to be formed under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav. The exit poll was being debated on TV channels and from Patna to Delhi, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the results. Amidst this chaos and tension, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made a tweet on social media.
This was not a general political statement. This tweet was to pay tribute to the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Nitish Kumar wrote in his tweet, “Regards to the first Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru ji on his birth anniversary.
One tweet and a thousand meanings
Now you will think what is special in this? It is a common courtesy to remember a former Prime Minister. But time is very important in politics. At a time when you are in direct competition with an alliance that is with the Congress, and your own ally BJP often criticizes Nehru’s policies, your remembering Nehru in this way raises many questions.
This one tweet heated up the market of political speculation. People started deriving different meanings from it. Was Nitish Kumar trying to give any message to his ally BJP? Was he in any way uncertain about the outcome and wanted to keep his doors open for the future? Or was it just a coincidence that the day of election results and Nehru’s birth anniversary fell on the same day? These questions were in everyone’s mind at that time.
There were claims of victory from both sides
While on one hand this step of Nitish Kumar forced everyone to think, on the other hand there was an atmosphere of celebration in the camp of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). People like RJD leader Manoj Jha were saying with full confidence that all the exit polls would be proved wrong and the people of Bihar had voted for change under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav. They claimed that by afternoon everything would be clear and the Grand Alliance government would be formed.
This entire atmosphere was like a thriller film, where a new twist was coming every moment. On one hand, waiting for the results, on the other hand, RJD’s confidence and amidst all this, Nitish Kumar’s tweet, which is still one of the most interesting pages of Bihar politics. These incidents show how unpredictable the politics of Bihar is, where even a small step can write a big political story.
