KNOWING NITISH

Strength Nitish Kumar is a force to reckon with in Bihar. Barring the 2014 Lok Sabha contest, he has been on the winning side in all elections held since 2005

Weakness Nitish has won many landslides, but never succeeded alone

Opportunity Wins in the eight LS seats that the BJP lost in 2014 underscore Nitish’s popularity

Threat Victory in all 17 LS seats it contested means ally BJP will become more assertive in the future