<p>Mumbai: Rattled by Nitish Pawar’s exit from the I.N.D.I.A opposition bloc and moving to the rulung NDA side, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Sunday described BJP as “Madari” and the Bihar Chief Minister as “Paltu Ram”.</p><p>“Nitish Kumar will be remembered in Indian political history as the Great 'Paltu Ram’,” NCP national spokesperson Clyde Crasto said. </p><p>"It is not surprising that he has done this 'Volte - Face' once again because he seems to be addicted to this kind of behavior,” he said about the Janata Dal (United) leader.</p>.Nitish expert in betrayal; return to NDA-fold expected: JMM.<p>The NCP dubbed BJP the 'madari' of Nitish Kumar, who it said "loves jumping to their commands".</p><p>Earlier in the day, the JD(U) chief resigned as the chief minister of Bihar, saying "things were not working well" for him in the 'Mahagathbandhan' and in the opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.</p><p>Later in the day, he took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. </p><p><em>(With inputs from DHNS)</em></p>
<p>Mumbai: Rattled by Nitish Pawar’s exit from the I.N.D.I.A opposition bloc and moving to the rulung NDA side, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Sunday described BJP as “Madari” and the Bihar Chief Minister as “Paltu Ram”.</p><p>“Nitish Kumar will be remembered in Indian political history as the Great 'Paltu Ram’,” NCP national spokesperson Clyde Crasto said. </p><p>"It is not surprising that he has done this 'Volte - Face' once again because he seems to be addicted to this kind of behavior,” he said about the Janata Dal (United) leader.</p>.Nitish expert in betrayal; return to NDA-fold expected: JMM.<p>The NCP dubbed BJP the 'madari' of Nitish Kumar, who it said "loves jumping to their commands".</p><p>Earlier in the day, the JD(U) chief resigned as the chief minister of Bihar, saying "things were not working well" for him in the 'Mahagathbandhan' and in the opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.</p><p>Later in the day, he took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. </p><p><em>(With inputs from DHNS)</em></p>