Patna, Feb. 10 -- Leaving behind the days of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi at the national level, the saffron party in Bihar seems to be taking a new turn after emerging as the single-largest party in the Assembly elections.

In the state, the BJP has given indications of giving a platform to young leaders, sidelining veterans. In the Assembly elections held in 2020, although the party gave tickets to veteran leaders, they were, however, denied ministerial berths.

With the formation of the Nitish Kumar-led government's cabinet, the BJP handed over the responsibility of Deputy Chief Minister to Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi instead of former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who has b...