PATNA, Feb. 25 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant Kumar, an engineer, on Tuesday in his first major political statement, demanded that the NDA should name Nitish as CM face and that the government should be formed once again under his leadership. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

As clamour for chief minister's son to join JD (U) increases from party workers, leaders, opposition and family members, Nishant's Tuesday statement is being construed as his inclination towards politics even though he has been ducking questions on the issue.

However, of late, in last two months, in an apparent shift from spirituality towards politics, he has started issuing statements in favour of his father and his works.

"I urge the p...