Patna, March 8 The son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Nishant Kumar, will formally join the JD(U) on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said.
Nishant met party MLAs and MLCs at the residence of JD(U)'s working national president Sanjay Jha here on Friday and discussed his future strategies in detail.
Senior JD(U) leader Sharvan Kumar was the only Bihar minister present in the meeting.
Nishant, an engineering graduate in his 40s, will join the JD(U) at its headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders, including Jha, party sources said.
On the rare occasions that Nishant is seen in public, he has endeared himself to the people through his humility. Also, while interacting with the media, he has provided insights into the close connection he maintains with the good work done by his father.
Meanwhile, speculation is rife that Nishant will be appointed as deputy chief minister in the new government.
A close aide of Nitish Kumar claimed on Saturday that a "unanimous" decision had been taken to make Nishant deputy chief minister in the new government to be formed upon his father's resignation.
CM Nitish Kumar filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday.
JD(U) MLA from Harnaut, Hari Narayan Singh, claimed that Nishant will be elected to the state legislative council next month.