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Nitish Skips Meeting With Sonia, To Meet PM Modi Instead
Swarajya Staff
May 26, 2017, 06:11 PM | Updated 06:11 PM IST
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Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar has skipped a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and has decided to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead, reports Republic TV. Kumar, who is known to harbour sympathies for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be meeting Modi for lunch tomorrow (27 May).
Republic TV further reported that the meeting was crucial as Presidential Elections were nearing. Incumbent President Pranab Mukherjee’s term ends in July this year.
Dr. Manisha Priyam: Nitish Kumar is keeping his cards close to his chest
— Republic (@republic) May 26, 2017
Dr. Manisha Priyam: Nitish Kumar lunching with the PM is not an ordinary moment, it's very critical for the presidential elections
— Republic (@republic) May 26, 2017
Kumar, who severed the 17-year alliance with the BJP in 2013 when Modi was named its Prime Ministerial candidate, was among the few opposition leaders to support demonetisation.
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