Kamal Kant SahayPatna, Dec. 27 -- For much of 2025, there was intense speculation that the BJP would dump Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister and place its own leader in the top post in Bihar. However, the November Assembly elections saw the wily veteran resettle into the hot seat once again, and that too with consummate ease.
Leading the NDA to one of its biggest victories over the opposition Grand Alliance, Kumar has continued to occupy the centre-stage with the year 2025 now on its last legs. The septuagenarian's fascinating hold on power has prompted his loyalists to raise the slogan, courtesy Bollywood, "Tiger abhi jinda hai ".
However, Kumar's fragile health, repeated verbal goof-ups, and the poor performance of his party JD(U), in the 2...