India, June 22 -- PATNA

The Janata Dal-United, JD(U), held its national and state council meetings on Sunday at the party's state office in Patna, emphasising faith in the leadership of its national president Nitish Kumar and batting for expansion of the party footprints in his leadership. Party leaders also sought "bigger" role for Nitish's son and Bihar's health minister Nishant Kumar, with some calling him the future of JD(U).

The party also appreciated centre's continued help in development of Bihar and congratulated the Samrat government for being committed to taking forward Nitish's legacy of good governance blending social justice with inclusive development.

In his address, Nitish said that the state government was taking forwar...