Modi praises Bihar government, ignores Nitish

June 14 : A day after he was snubbed, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday ignored Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even as he praised the state government for its development agenda.

In his speech on the closing day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting here, Modi paid handsome tributes to the Bihar government, an alliance of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the BJP.

"Bihar has progressed a lot. It took five years for the government in Bihar to revoke the damages caused by the previous (Lalu Prasad) government," he said. "I congratulate the people of Bihar."

Modi, one of the most high profile BJP leaders attending the two-day gathering, made no reference to Nitish Kumar in his speech, which received repeated applause from delegates from around the country.

Nitesh Upset on BJP ad in Bihar showing Nitish and Modi togather

June 13: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar voiced displeasure over newspaper advertisements showing him with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, pressure was building within his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) party Sunday to snap ties with alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Two JD-U MPs -- Monazir Hasan and Rajiv Ranjan -- suggested that the chief minister sever ties with the BJP.