NEW DELHI: Bihar chief ministerNitish Kumar on Tuesday mirrored on his previous alliances with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), saying he had joined the occasion “due to circumstances.” Reaffirming his dedication to the NDAhe mentioned he’s “again in NDA for good.” He additionally criticized the RJD’s rule earlier than his 20-year tenure as chief minister, saying, “pehle bahut bura haal tha,” and highlighted the shortcomings of the Lalu-Rabri governments, taking goal at their administration.Addressing his first election rally in Minapur, Muzaffarpur, Kumar took a dig at his rival. Lalu Prasad And mentioned, “Due to circumstances, I needed to tie up with these individuals, however it didn’t take me lengthy to comprehend that they had been good for nothing. Now I’m again (in NDA) for good.”Kumar recalled that his earlier alliances with the RJD in 2015 and 2022 each lasted lower than two years. On each events, Lalu’s son Tejashwi Yadav, now chief of the opposition in Vidhan Sabha, served as his deputy chief minister.He highlighted his authorities’s deal with enhancing infrastructure, training, and healthcare in Bihar, and praised the Narendra Modi authorities on the Heart for its help.Speaking about legislation and order, Kumar mentioned, “An environment of terror had prevailed in Bihar due to poor legislation and order and alleged patronage to criminals by the powers that be, till I took over. However now, it’s for all to see how a lot issues have modified.”He added that communal concord has additionally improved. “Even disputes between Hindus and Muslims have come down as a result of we had been delicate to wants like fencing of non secular locations of each faiths,” he mentioned.Taking a swipe at Lalu Prasad, Kumar accused him of ignoring girls’s welfare throughout his tenure. “Did those in energy do something for ladies? They might not have cared much less. Solely when, after seven years of chief ministership, a state of affairs got here the place stepping down couldn’t have been prevented, the spouse was put in,” he mentioned, referring to Rabri Devi’s appointment as chief minister in 1997.Kumar contrasted this along with his personal authorities’s deal with girls’s empowerment, citing the success of self-help teams and the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, beneath which Rs 10,000 every has been transferred to over one crore girls beneficiaries.Searching for a file fifth consecutive time period, Nitish Kumar mentioned he was disillusioned with the RJD after two short-lived alliances and has now determined to stick with the NDA for good.