CutTheClutter: As rumours of another Nitish shift swirl, how he mastered art to stay Bihar CM, no matter whose govt

Speculation is rife that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, currently leading a government in alliance with the RJD and the Congress, is set to jump ship to the BJP again. If this happens, this would be the fourth time Kumar has shifted allegiance since he became CM in 2005. What’s most significant in this JD(U) back and forth is that Nitish has retained the CM’s chair no matter who he is in alliance with. In Ep 1053 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the phenomenon of Nitish Kumar and his politics. The episode was originally published on 9 August 2022, right after Nitish last broke ranks with the BJP.----more----Read Shekhar Gupta's National Interest : https://theprint.in/national-interest/hamara-desh-badal-gaya-hai/4808/