By voting for the anti-NRC resolution, it appears that the BJP has blinked for the first time after the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo took over. The saffron party has meekly acquiesced to Nitish’s silent but determined zeal to operate on “socialist, secular and inclusive” lines. Bihar is the first NDA government to reject the NRC and NPR through a legislative resolution.

How Nitish Kumar Made the BJP Vote for an Anti-NRC Resolution in Bihar