Not in race for PM’s post, says Nitish Kumar

Patna, July 3 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that he was not in the race to become the Prime Minister in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Describing his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) as “a small party”, Nitish Kumar said: “Hamari party choti hai aur hum PM pad ke race mein katai shamil nahi hai.” He told the media that he never lived in illusion. “My party is a regional party and I am not at all in the race for the post of PM.” Nitish Kumar said he had said earlier that the Congress was a big party and it had every right to set the agenda and inform all the Opposition parties.The Congress should start work on an agenda only after approval from other Opposition parties, he said.“Opposition parties have to decide their role and they should start preparation for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. But the Opposition needs an alternative narrative; just a reactive narrative won’t work.” The JD-U leader also said that Opposition parties should be united at the national level.In a reply to a question, Nitish Kumar said he did not attend the GST unveiling in Parliament because he was not invited.