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Nitish will become CM again after Bihar assembly elections: Samrat

Patna, June 9 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary on Monday said that the NDA government would be formed again under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after Bihar Assembly elections slated for October-November this year.
Chaudhary told media persons here that NDA was all set to form the government after Bihar assembly elections to be held in October- November this year. Double engine government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was a golden period and Bihar was moving on fast track of development with rapid pace, meeting aspirations of people of the state, he added.
Deputy Chief Minister said that during RJD regime, Bihar was at lower strata in terms of development and infrastructural facilities. Due to sustained efforts made by NDA government led by Chief Minister Kumar, Bihar had moved ahead from the period of darkness under the regime of RJD, which existed for 15 years since 1990, he added.
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