Nitish Kumar a lame duck CM', BJP mocks Nitish as JD(U) MLAs in Manipur Quits

Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, and his'speculated' desire to run for prime minister in the 2024 Lok Sabha election were mocked by the BJP after five of his JD(U) party's MLAs in Manipur joined the party on Friday. Nitish Kumar, who the BJP's Amit Malviya referred to as a "lame duck chief minister," is witnessing the decline of his party's support both inside and outside of Bihar, but he still has aspirations of becoming the country's leader.

In order to become the chief minister of the Mahagathbandhan government, Nitish Kumar broke his alliance with the NDA in Bihar and formed a new coalition with the RJD and the Congress.
Though Nitish Kumar downplayed these discussions, the revival of the Grand Alliance raised rumours that he planned to lead the combined opposition as prime minister in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Kh Joykishan, N Sanate, Md Achab Uddin, former DGP L M Khaute, and Thangjam Arunkumar joined the BJP in Manipur during the ongoing BJP-JD(U) turf battle.
Prior to joining the JD(U), Khaute and Arunkumar had attempted to vie for office as BJP candidates in the assembly elections.