Bihar, Jan. 27 -- Janata Dal (United) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar is likely to join politics ahead of assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year.

Though there hasn't been any official word yet, reports, suggest that the party will likely welcome Nishant as Nitish's political heir after Holi.

"He seems to be ready to join politics. It is only about getting the green signal from Nitish Kumar," a JD(U) source was quoted as saying in a report in the Indian Express.

Nitish Kumar has been a staunch critic of dynastic politics and has often criticised the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) for promoting 'family.' But now, according to the Indian Express report, there is ...