Overview

• Nitish Kumar claimed in the Bihar assembly that he played a key role in shaping Lalu Prasad Yadav's political career, including helping him become Chief Minister in 1990.
• Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Yadav's son and RJD leader, countered by stating that he saved Nitish Kumar's party and helped him retain the Chief Minister's post twice during coalition governments.
• Tejashwi emphasized that his father, Lalu Yadav, had already established himself in politics before Nitish Kumar's involvement, having been elected as an MLA and MP multiple times.
• RJD leader Manoj Jha criticized Nitish Kumar's remarks, sarcastically referring to him as 'Brahma' and expressing concern over his rhetoric.
• The political exchange highlights the long-standing rivalry and complex alliances between Nitish Kumar and the RJD, rooted in decades of Bihar's political history.