Opposition unity against the BJP is in the national interest, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on September 7 after meeting NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar and indicated that he will return to Delhi to take this dialogue forward to unite all parties — even political opponents such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress together.
Speaking to reporters after his meeting, Mr. Kumar said, “If the Opposition fights together, then the country will finally see ‘vikas’ (development). The BJP is not doing anything, all that they are interested is to grab the country.”
The Bihar Chief Minister again reiterated that he was not talking about Opposition unity for his own interest. My only interest, he said, was to bring the Opposition parties together. He said the talks for bringing the opposition parties united would continue. On the prime ministerial candidate, he said the parties would sit together and decide, if need be. He counted himself out of this race.
