Lucknow, March 7 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP as incumbent Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections 2026, saying he wanted the JD(U) chief to retire as the Prime Minister.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Who understands politics, knew what step the BJP would take. We wanted Nitish Kumar to retire as the Prime Minister, but now he will retire as a Rajya Sabha member."

Nitish Kumar, before rejoining NDA ahead of the 2024 General Elections, was one of the founding members of the INDIA bloc and was seen as the PM candidate by his supporters.

Meanwhile, Bihar Minister Shravan Kumar on Saturday said that the Janata Dal (United) workers were upset...