On the announcement of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar going to Rajya Sabha, senior leader of Uddhav Thackeray faction Sanjay Raut has given a big statement. Rajya Sabha MP from Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut said, “As soon as the results of Bihar assembly elections were declared, I had said that Nitish Kumar will become the Chief Minister only for a few months.”

Sanjay Raut says, “Now Nitish Kumar is being removed from the post of Chief Minister and sent to Rajya Sabha. The BJP leader will be given the post of Chief Minister. As far as I know, Nitish Kumar’s son (Nishant Kumar) is being made the Deputy Chief Minister.”

VIDEO | Mumbai: On CM Nitish Kumar announcing his Rajya Sabha foray, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, “As soon as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha election results were announced, I said that Nitish Kumar will become the CM only for a few months. Now Nitish Kumar is being removed as… pic.twitter.com/0zasd8GA3G

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Sanjay Raut praised NDA’s decision

Uddhav faction MP Sanjay Raut further said, “Nitish Kumar is unwell and the responsibility of such a big state cannot be handed over to him in the interest of the state and the nation. I welcome this decision of the NDA.”