Modi's Post Poll Diplomacy Raises More Questions Than Answers The phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, just a day after the latter's electoral victory in Bihar, has sparked renewed interest in the dynamics of India's ruling coalition.
The PM's overtures to Kumar may be less about consolidating power than about navigating a complex web of alliances and rivalries.
The BJP's support for Kumar's JDU party has been a subject of much speculation, with some analysts attributing Modi's outreach to a desire to counterbalance the rising influence of Arvind Kejriwal's AAP in Delhi.