OPINION | Nitish Kumar To Rajya Sabha: A Cruel Political Play That May Reshape NDA Dynamics Forever

After a landslide Bihar victory in 2025, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's move to the Rajya Sabha in 2026 signals a strategic demotion orchestrated by the BJP.

Source : PTI

Less than four months after the NDA's landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections of November 2025, where the coalition secured over 200 seats in the 243-member House, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha on March 5, 2026. Sworn in for a record tenth term on November 20, 2025, Nitish Kumar, aged 75, has dominated Bihar politics for over two decades, serving as Chief Minister intermittently since 2000 with a cumulative tenure exceeding 19 years. The