Key facts
- JDU leaders will hold a national executive meeting in Patna on June 21.
- Nitish Kumar will attend as JDU president, not as Bihar's Chief Minister.
- The meeting will formally approve Nitish Kumar's election as party president.
- Discussions will focus on organizational expansion and the party's future strategy.
- The role of Nishant, Nitish Kumar's son and a state minister, may be discussed.
JDU leaders are scheduled to gather in Patna on June 21 for the party's national executive meeting. This will be the first such gathering since Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister of Bihar in April and was re-elected as JDU president on March 24. Nitish Kumar is currently a Rajya Sabha member, with BJP's Samrat Choudhary now serving as Bihar's Chief Minister. His son, Nishant, is a member of the state cabinet as health minister.
The upcoming meeting is significant as it will be the first time Nitish Kumar presides over a party executive meeting solely in his capacity as JDU president, without holding the Chief Minister's post. According to JDU spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, the agenda includes discussing organizational expansion and charting the future roadmap under Nitish Kumar's leadership. The party intends to continue development and governance initiatives based on Nitish Kumar's 'Saat Nischay' programs.
Furthermore, the meeting is expected to address the future leadership structure of the party, with a potential discussion regarding the organizational role of Nishant, who currently serves as a state minister but holds no formal party responsibilities.