NEW DELHI: Hours before Nitish Kumar 's swearing-in as Bihar chief minister following an election that the BJP handsomely lost, disgruntled party leader Shatrughan Sinha , through a series of tweets, continued to taunt his party leadership, which he has repeatedly attacked for ignoring him during the crucial polls.

"It has been the victory of democracy. I wish the new government led by Nitish babu, Laluji and rising star Rahul Gandhi great success," the actor-turned-politician tweeted on Thursday night.

Hours ago at an event in New Delhi, the Congress vice-president had launched a high-voltage assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing his position as Modi's official enemy. Sinha now calling Rahul a "rising star" opens a new front in the Patna Sahib MP's frequent barbs at the BJP, which began after the results of the Bihar elections were declared on November 8.

"I welcome Nitish "Susashan" Babu, messiah of development as CM of Bihar & congratulate Laluji, leader of masses for massive victory in Bihar," said another tweet by Sinha, who added that "despite his best intention", he will not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony at Patna's Gandhi Maidan on Friday.

"Will miss the ceremony, but Nitishbabu & Laluji, I remain a well-wisher, admirer and friend...and remember, once a friend, always a friend," he tweeted.

Before wrapping up, Sinha did not miss addressing his party. "Appreciate Centre's gesture of deputing my friend Shri.Venkaiah Naidu & few other small leaders to attend swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Babu," he said in another tweet.

Union ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Rajiv Pratap Rudy are expected to represent the BJP at Nitish Kumar's swearing-in, which the opposition has planned as a show of strength against the Narendra Modi government.

On Wednesday, Sinha had dared the BJP to act against him and RK Singh, the BJP MP from Arrah. "RK Singh, former Home Secretary and a proud Bihari 'sher' is right. No one has the guts or the DNA to give us a 'phatkaar' (reprimand)," he had tweeted.

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Singh had accused the BJP of selling tickets and giving them to criminals in the Bihar elections, calling it the main reasons of the party's debacle.

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