Patna, March 7 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi on Saturday alleged that the BJP is pushing Nitish Kumar out of Bihar, and he should not leave after he filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections.

She said that this is not a voluntary "retirement" but a strategic push by the BJP, suggesting that the BJP (the senior partner in the NDA following the 2025 landslide victory) now wants the CM post for itself.

"The BJP is driving Nitish Kumar out of Bihar. He has lost his mind. Nitish Kumar should not leave Bihar," she said.

Her remarks come amid a major political shift in Bihar after Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha in Patna on Thursday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Along with K...