"Experienced, hardworking": Nityanand Rai lauds Dilip Jaiswal's election as Bihar BJP chief

Patna (Bihar) [India], March 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday lauded Dilip Jaiswal, who has been formally elected the BJP president of Bihar, and exuded confidence in the NDA's return to power in assembly polls later this year.
"The BJP is celebrating the Bihar Pradesh Sangathan Parv under its new president who has been elected unanimously. We have elected a president who is experienced, simple-natured and hardworking. We have got Dr Dilip Jaiswal as the state president," Rai told reporters on Tuesday.
"The NDA government will be formed with a huge majority," he added. The state will face assembly elections later this year.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary told ANI that the organisation will move forward under Dilip Jaiswal's leadership.
"Today was the organization's election, our organization festival ended today. In our state, Dr. Dilip Jaiswal became the party president, and the organization will move forward under his leadership," he told reporters here.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh said re-election of Jaiswal will strengthen the party.
Meanwhile, the Bihar assembly witnessed a verbal exchange between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during JD-U leader's post-budget speech on Tuesday. In his speech, Kumar asserted that he played a "key role" in shaping the political career of Tejashwi's father, former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav.
As Kumar was making his speech, Tejashwi interrupted him, over which Kumar said, "What was there in Bihar earlier? It was me who made your father what he became. Even the people from your caste questioned me on why I was supporting him, but I still did".
Kumar had last month expanded his cabinet with seven Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs taking oath as ministers. Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Krishna Kumar Mantoo, Motilal Prasad, Vijay Kumar Mandal and Raju Kumar Singh took oath as ministers.
Assembly elections in Bihar are likely to be held in October-November of this year. (ANI)