​Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said he wants chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar to join politics as soon as possible for the sake of the future of the JD(U). "He is our brother. I want him to join politics as soon as possible. Otherwise, the BJP will finish the JD(U), the party that was formed by Sharad Yadav," Tejashwi said.
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