{"id":30439,"date":"2026-09-30T01:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30439"},"modified":"2026-09-30T01:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:06:24","slug":"if-appeased-nitish-wouldnt-have-defected-says-digvijay-singh-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30439","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;If appeased, Nitish wouldn&#8217;t have defected&#8217;, says Digvijay Singh | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134576896,imgsize-84862,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nitish-kumar-in-aurangabad.jpg\" alt=\"'If appeased, Nitish wouldn't have defected', says Digvijay Singh\" title=\"Intending to stress that Congress should try to spread the opposition umbrella as BJP and RSS are on a weak footing, his argument was that if appeased, Kumar would not have defected to the BJP camp.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Intending to stress that Congress should try to spread the opposition umbrella as BJP and RSS are on a weak footing, his argument was that if appeased, Kumar would not have defected to the BJP camp.\">Intending to stress that Congress should try to spread the opposition umbrella as BJP and RSS are on a weak footing, his argument was that if appeased, Kumar would not have defected to the BJP camp.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/digvijaya-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digvijaya Singh<\/a> Tuesday told CWC that the political landscape would have been different if <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nitish-kumar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitish Kumar<\/a> had been accommodated in 2023, referring to the JDU chief&#8217;s then aspiration of becoming the convener of opposition INDIA bloc for Lok Sabha polls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Intending to stress that Congress should try to spread the opposition umbrella as <!-- -->BJP<!-- --> and RSS are on a weak footing, his argument was that if appeased, Kumar would not have defected to the BJP camp.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>As the remark triggered murmurs, members led by Kharge rebutted the claim saying Kumar was never interested. Kharge said he came for a meeting and &#8220;told me&#8221; that he was not in a position to move out of Bihar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/if-appeased-nitish-wouldnt-have-defected-says-digvijay-singh\/articleshow\/134576883.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intending to stress that Congress should try to spread the opposition umbrella as BJP and RSS are on a weak footing, his argument was that if appeased, Kumar would not have defected to the BJP camp. 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