PATNA: Former Bihar chief minister (CM) and JD (U) strongman Nitish Kumar on Tuesday wished success to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi election scheduled for February 7. “The BJP roped in Kiran Bedi only because it sensed defeat,” he said.

Nitish had planned to stump for AAP in Delhi, but cancelled the move as Samajwadi Party and RJD have also fielded their candidates in the Delhi polls. The two parties are key constituents of the Janata Parivar which Nitish has of late been trying to unite to take on the BJP. The Congress party, which is supporting Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry in Bihar, had also expressed its discomfiture over reports of Nitish planning to campaign for AAP in Delhi.

Addressing JD (U) youth wing workers at his residence, Nitish also criticized BJP’s Sadhvi Prachi for calling upon Hindu women to bear four children. He advised the likes of Prachi to marry first before asking others to bear children in large numbers.

