Leaders respond to Nitish-Lalu's massive win

Kejriwal, AAP -  Historic victory

Having backed Nitish Kumar in the high-stakes poll contest, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today congratulated the JD(U) leader for his "historic victory" as trends showed the grand alliance surging ahead of the BJP-led NDA in Bihar.

"Many congratulations Nitishji on this historic victory," Kejriwal said in a post in Hindi on Twitter.


Omar Abdullah, National Conference - Critical win for nation

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his "victory" in the state assembly elections on Sunday.
"Heartiest congratulations on a well deserved victory Nitish Kumar sahib," Omar tweeted. "Your victory will prove critical for the nation in the days ahead."

Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena - Modi must take blame

The Shiv Sena said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must take responsibility for the BJP combine's defeat in the Bihar assembly election.

After saying that Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar had emerged as "a political hero" after leading his alliance to a victory, he said it was time for Modi to accept responsibility.

"This is a big win for Nitish Kumar. He has emerged as a political hero," Sena's Sanjay Raut told the media.

"When Congress loses, then it's (president) Sonia's (Gandhi) responsibility. Similarly, BJP must accept that Bihar results is Modi's responsibility," Raut said.

He added: "We congratulate Nitish Kumar. This result will be a turning point in the country's political future."

Sharad Yadav, JD (U) - Negative statements by BJP leaders worked against NDA

Negative statements from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS during the Bihar assembly election campaign went against the NDA, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav said here on Sunday.

"(RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat's remark on (doing away with) reservation also went against them. It became a big factor," he told CNN-IBN TV.

Yadav said it was a defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government and leaders like BJP chief Amit Shah who were fully involved in the electioneering.

"It's a win for the Grand Alliance and Nitish Kumar's developmental work...," he added.