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Nitish Kumar best prime ministerial candidate: JD-U leader
Wednesday January 30, 2013 02:27:38 PM,
IANS
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Patna: Following some
senior BJP leaders backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as
the prime ministerial candidate, a senior Janata Dal-United leader
Wednesday made a strong pitch for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar for the post.
"There are several names doing the rounds for the post of PM. But
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is best among them," JD-U
legislator from Chandi, Hari Kishore Singh told IANS by telephone.
"Going by the reputation and experience of governance with
justice, Nitish Kumar ranks first among those in the race for the
post," added Singh, who is also vice chairman of the Bihar State
Planning Board.
He said that without Nitish Kumar's support, no party would be
able to form a government at the centre.
Singh criticised Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha for
supporting Modi as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the
2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The JD-U is the second-largest party in the BJP-led National
Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Last year, Panchayati Raj and Rural Works Minister Bhim Singh had
triggered a controversy when he asked the BJP to declare Nitish
Kumar as the NDA's prime ministerial nominee.
However, later the minister expressed his regret after Nitish
Kumar aired his unhappiness over his remarks. Nitish Kumar has
repeatedly said that he is not in race for the PM post.
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