(ET)
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to share the stage with PM Narendra Modi for the first time since his party Janata Dal (United) returned to the NDA fold when the PM visits the state on Saturday. Modi is scheduled to attend Patna University’s centenary function in the state capital, besides laying the foundation stone of a bridge over the Ganga near Mokama town.
Kumar will be present on the dais along with the PM on both the occasions, officials said. Earlier, in late August the PM had, along with Kumar, conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas of Bihar, after which he had announced Rs 500 crore as immediate relief for the state. Kumar had returned to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in July after triggering the collapse of the grand alliance that included the RJD and Congress along with the JD U.
