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Jab tak samosa mein rahega aloo, tab tak Bihar mein rahega Lalu. Probably, that’s a passe and if today Bihar Assembly elections are to be talked about, it is all about an engineering graduate who now holds the reins of Bihar. Yes, you guessed it right, it is the incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, without whose name hardly an election chat took place this time. True, between 2005-15, he brought out Bihar extensively, if not completely, from the dungeon of jungle raj that once ruled supreme during the heydays of Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi. But today, the fabled bete noire in Bihar’s political history between Lalu and Prasad is now another epitome of on-the-job friendship. [caption id=“attachment_2486596” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Join us as we ask Nitish Kumar questions on Twitter. Image courtesy: PTI[/caption] Nitish Kumar’s tiff with the then NDA’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took everyone by surprise. He was severely criticised for it and resigned as CM in May 2014 after JD(U)’s poor performance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. However, he was back as Bihar CM after a political crisis in the state in February, 2015 when the then chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, one of Nitish’s close aides in JD(U), went against him and refused to resign as CM. Eventually though, Manjhi did have to resign and was also expelled from the party. Whether it is Nitish Kumar allying with former bitter rival and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to his claims that the Modi government is trying to create communal divide in the country, the media just cannot get enough of Nitish. And this fact has not changed even when the Bihar Assembly polls are underway. Nitish Kumar was in the media spotlight when he and Lalu Prasad used the Patel agitation row to counter BJP’s ‘jungle raj 2.0’ and allege that the saffron party was trying to abolish reservation. He was in the news when the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar attacked the BJP government over the Dadri killing and alleged that the Modi government had remained silent and the prime minister had not made a strong enough statement in the wake of the incident. Nitish also received criticism when a video emerged showing Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha, former minister for urban development in Bihar, allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh from a ‘Bombay-based businessman’ at his residence. Political and personal mud-slinging flew wildly during the run up to the Bihar Assembly polls and continued even during the elections. Not surprisingly, no mercy was shown and no words were minced to destroy the opposition. Whether it is PM Modi saying Nitish betrayed Jayaprakash Narayan by joining hands with Congress and RJD and referring to the three parties of the grand secular alliance in Bihar as the ’three idiots’ or the BJP releasing a video showing Nitish meeting a tantrik to seek his blessings, the heat has often been on Nitish Kumar. One of the focal points of Bihar polls, Nitish Kumar is also active on Twitter and makes sure that his campaigning online receives as much attention. As the polling for the third phase of Bihar polls gets over today, join us as we ask Nitish Kumar questions of Twitter in the middle of one of most heated elections in the country in present times. You can tweet your question to Nitish Kumar using the hashtag #FPasksNitish.
#FPasksNitish Live: I don't meet tantrics very often, says Nitish Kumar
Join us as we ask Nitish Kumar questions on Twitter in the middle of the Bihar polls, one of the most heated elections in present times in India.
 "#FPasksNitish Live: I don't meet tantrics very often, says Nitish Kumar")
Thank you .@NitishKumar for joining us for the Q&A #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
Thank you for the interview @firstpost.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@bharathkrchinna asks @NitishKumar How and what are your preferential plans to curb the violence against women and caste? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @dipanghosh I thought we are still dealing with issues of 2015
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@dipanghosh asks @NitishKumar Where do you see yourself after 2019 lok sabha elections? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @SaveLifePMModi I am sorry to hear about this. Pls share details at office.nitish@gmail.com my office will get in touch with you
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘With me as CM, only the rule of law will prevail’
.@firstpost @aniket_mit Please do not trouble yourself with such predicament, the mandate is going to be decisively in favour of (1/2)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @aniket_mit (2/2) Mahagathbandhan. And I have said it time and again that with me as CM, only the rule of law will prevail.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @hitesh2014 The interest of Bihar
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@SaveLifePMModi asks @NitishKumar We are a Dalit family. My father's a govt employee, but hasn't got salary from 2008. (1/2) #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@SaveLifePMModi asks @NitishKumar We visted Janta Darbar 8 times, still no action was taken on salary. Why? (2/2) #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @singh_alok investmnents and industrialization in the state.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @singh_alok We will continue to build upon our industrial growth (nearly 14%) that has been above national average over (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost @singh_alok (2/3) the years and further strengthen our efforts by proactively reaching out to all key stakeholders to encourage
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@singh_alok asks Sir, what is plan B for industrial development in Bihar if we don't get special status? @NitishKumar #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost A friend of mine shared those lines with me, since I liked them & found them relevant, I thought I should share it with you all
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar Bahti hawa sa tha woh, Gujarat se aya woh: Where did the idea of the parody come from? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
‘I don’t meet tantrics very often’
.@firstpost First of all I don't meet tantrics very often, but in a hypothetical situation if I were to meet him again, as I did (1/2)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/2) last time, I would be courteous and would extend pleasantries and hear him out on whatever he has to say
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar What would you tell the tantric on the video if you see him again? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost It has been my privilege to have the trust and support of our women electorate throughout my political career. (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/3) Yes it is true that in these polls too they are voting in large numbers and I continue to believe in their overwhelming
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (3/3) support for me and the Mahagathbandhan
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/2) many occasions beef has never been an issue in Bihar. So any such attempt was bound to fail which is exactly what happened
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘BJP tried to use beef issue to add communal colour to this election’
.@firstpost No. It's true that BJP did try to use the beef issue to add communal color to this election, however, as I've said this on (1/2)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar Have women voters stood by you? Your assessment so far. #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar The young seem to be with Modi. Your take #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
‘Do you see communal polarisation after beef controversy?’
.@NitishKumar Do you see communal polarisation after the beef controversy? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar Was Sushil Modi a partner with you in anti-Narendra Modi campaign? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
‘Would like to believe that people like me for all I bring to the table’
.@firstpost Not at all. I would like to believe that people like me for all that I bring to the table, including my allies.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost When there was no such campaign, where is the question of partnering with anyone
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘Has Lalu Prasad been a liability?’
.@NitishKumar People like Nitish, but not the company he keeps. Has @laluprasadrjd been a liability? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost During the course of this campaign, BJP’s repeated and blatant attempts to add communal colour to the debate have been (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/3) out in the open for all to see. Not only the local leaders but also the national leaders including Modiji himself have
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (3/3) attempted to add communal colour to the Bihar elections.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar Has the BJP shifted from development to caste/communalism in course of the campaign? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
‘Modiji and his party made attempts to add communal colour to Bihar campaign’
.@firstpost Modiji and his party has made brazen attempts to add communal colour to their campaign in Bihar. They have tried to import (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
@firstpost (2/3) issues such as that of beef which have no relevance in Bihar. Also, in the last leg he is commenting on reservations which
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (3/3) is nothing but one more attempt in the same direction.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘Has PM Modi communalised the quota debate?’
.@NitishKumar Do you think Prime Minister Modi has communalised the quota debate? Why? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost It’s a welcome trend and only adds to our confidence that Mahagathbandhan is heading for a landslide victory.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar What are your thoughts on the big turnout so far? #FPasksNitish #BiharPolls
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
‘Mahagathbandhan heading for landslide victory’
.@firstpost All indications suggest that people have decided to bless and support the Mahagathbandhan. (1/2)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/2) My reading is that the Mahagathbandhan is heading for a landslide victory.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost With people's blessings, Mahagathbandhan is all set for a landslide victory
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar Two phases over, another today, what’s your reading of the public mood this far? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar How many seats would you give to your Grand Alliance? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (3/3) 7 nishchays - my seven point agenda to ensure unabated development of Bihar.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘No need for me to be different’
.@firstpost There is no need for me to be any different. People would elect me to office based on the work I have done so far which (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/3) they have witnessed, and on the basis of the priorities that I have outlined for the next 5 years in the form of my
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘How would you be different as the CM this time?’
.@NitishKumar How would you be different as the CM this time than the past? #FPasksNitish pic.twitter.com/SDBw6QFxg0
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (3/3) is not in keeping with the dignity of the office he holds.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘Modiji and his party have lowered the standard of the debate’
.@firstpost (2/3) Modiji and his party who have lowered the standard of the debate and on many counts Modiji himself has used language that
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
‘I stand for use of civil language in political discourse’
.@firstpost I stand for use of civil language in political discourse. However, I must say that during these elections in Bihar, it is (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
.@NitishKumar How do you see description of the PM as “gulli ka goonda” by Misa? #FPasksNitish
— Firstpost (@firstpost) October 28, 2015
.@firstpost (2/2) of the day. Beyond these, in taking such decisions, I have always tried to keep the interest of Bihar above anything else
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2015
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