As promised, US President Donald Trump Tuesday bought a Tesla car (Model S) from Elon Musk after Musk lined up a few Teslas in front of the White House for the President to choose. Trump even went behind the wheels and Musk showed him the inside of the car. Elon Musk's son X pranced as Donald Trump took questions from the reporters and Elon Musk waited for him.
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Nishant Kumar, son of CM Nitish Kumar, urged the NDA to declare his father as the chief ministerial candidate, emphasizing Nitish's development work. He called on voters to support JD(U) to strengthen his leadership. Nishant dismissed opposition claims about his father's fitness for governance.
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