PATNA, March 9 -- Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Rajesh Ram on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that the saffron party has effectively placed chief minister Nitish Kumar under "digital arrest" as part of a long-standing strategy to sideline regional allies.

Addressing a press conference at the historic Sadaqat Ashram - the BPCC headquarters - Ram described the current JD(U)-BJP coalition in Bihar as a "mismatched alliance" that runs counter to the interests of the people. He suggested that recent developments surrounding Nitish Kumar, including his decision to contest for the Rajya Sabha and step back from the chief minister's post, came as no surprise to the Congress.

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