- India,
- 22-Jul-2025 02:00 PM IST
Cm Nitish Kumar: After the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, the political exercise regarding the selection of the new Vice President has intensified. Meanwhile, a new demand for the post of Vice President from Bihar has gained momentum. BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul has raised the demand to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the Vice President, which has created a stir in the political corridors. This demand is also important because assembly elections are going to be held in Bihar at the end of the year, and many political meanings are being drawn from this statement.Demand to make Nitish the Vice PresidentBJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul made this statement before attending the Bihar Assembly session. He said, "If Nitish Kumar is made the Vice President, what can be better than this. It will be a matter of pride for Bihar." This demand has come at a time when preparations for the assembly elections in Bihar have started. The BJP has already made it clear that it will contest the elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. In such a situation, this demand is also being seen as a political strategy. However, no official statement has come from Nitish Kumar on this demand yet.Such demands have been raised earlier as wellThis is not the first time that such a demand has been raised for Nitish Kumar. A few months ago, former Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey had demanded that Nitish be made the Deputy Prime Minister. At that time too, this statement had made a lot of headlines, but Nitish did not react to it. Nitish Kumar's image has been that of an efficient administrator and a master player of coalition politics, due to which such speculations keep on being made on his name again and again.Vice President Dhankhar's resignationVice President Jagdeep Dhankhar announced his resignation at 9 pm on Monday. He took this step citing health reasons. In his resignation, he expressed gratitude to the President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dhankhar's sudden resignation has raised many questions in political circles. After his resignation, discussions have started on many names regarding the selection of the new Vice President. The reason for the emergence of this demand from Bihar is also believed to be the upcoming assembly elections there, due to which Nitish Kumar's name is being raised loudly.Why is this demand important for Bihar?The JDU and BJP alliance led by Nitish Kumar has been in power for a long time in Bihar. The demand to make Nitish the Vice President is being linked to the regional identity of Bihar. Whether the opinion of the BJP MLA or political strategy behind this demand, it is being seen as a great honor for Bihar.What's next?There has been no official announcement regarding the selection of the new Vice President, but Nitish Kumar's name has heated up the discussions. The raising of such a demand before the assembly elections in Bihar is very important from a political point of view. It will be interesting to see what stand Nitish Kumar takes on this demand and whether the BJP-JDU alliance takes this demand seriously. At present, discussions on this issue are in full swing in political corridors.
