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In a tone distinctly less rancorous than other opposition leaders have been speaking in, Nitish Kumar today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his "full support in each and every step taken against Pakistan", but that last month's surgical strikes must be exempt from political opportunism.

Lalu Yadav proclaimed today that he will "sit with Nitish Kumar and sort out issues related to our merger." Apparently to ensure that task is a real challenge, he added, "I have saved the Nitish government twice in the last year... so we all need to be clear about this and about the merger too."

The grand alliance of six parties intended to block the BJP from winning Bihar appears jittery. And it hasn't even launched yet.

In a tone distinctly less rancorous than other opposition leaders have been speaking in, Nitish Kumar today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his "full support in each and every step taken against Pakistan", but that last month's surgical strikes must be exempt from political opportunism.

Lalu Yadav proclaimed today that he will "sit with Nitish Kumar and sort out issues related to our merger." Apparently to ensure that task is a real challenge, he added, "I have saved the Nitish government twice in the last year... so we all need to be clear about this and about the merger too."

The grand alliance of six parties intended to block the BJP from winning Bihar appears jittery. And it hasn't even launched yet.