Why did BJP decide to back Nitish Kumar in Bihar?

Anecdotal accounts from the ongoing Bihar assembly election campaign suggest that the current chief minister Nitish Kumar is facing massive anti-incumbency. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which continues to be a part of the National Democratic alliance (NDA) at the centre, is contesting outside the NDA fold in Bihar. It has put up candidates mostly against Janata Dal (United) candidates, has been targeting Nitish Kumar in its campaign and is talking of a BJP-LJP government after the polls.

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