Nishant Kumar, son of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, makes his first public appeal urging people to vote for his father. Visiting Bakhtiyarpur, he highlights his grandfather’s contributions and refrains from commenting on his own political future. Opposition views the appeal as a sign of Nitish’s waning influence, while BJP supports Nishant’s statements.
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