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NEW DELHI -- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for ditching the Grand Alliance and joining hands with the BJP for "personal gains".
Mandate was given to Nitish ji for the anti-communal fight but now he has joined hands with them for his personal politics: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/yNkEKoJWge
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 27, 2017
"We were aware of what was going on from last three-four months. This is the problem with Indian politics. For the sake of power and personal gains, they compromise with anything," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.
His remarks came soon after Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the sixth time.
He added there were no rules and credibility in Indian politics.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Eventful Life In Pictures
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An endearing photograph of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Bharat Ratna on Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 27 March, 2015. (credit:Twitter/ @RashtrapatiBhvn)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of Jan Sangh, surrounded by massive public during his courting arrest, in New Delhi on August 09, 1971. (credit:BCCL)
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in a conversation with (then) Indian Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence in New Delhi on December 12, 2003. (credit:BCCL)
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Crew members of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 that was hijacked by terrorists in December 1998 meet (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in Delhi on January 01, 2000. (credit:BCCL)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressing a public meeting against Indo-Pak Simla agreement, in New Delhi on July 13, 1972. (credit:BCCL)
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Vatican Pope John Paul II with former President KR Narayanan (left) and (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (right), at Rashtrapati Bhawan in the capital on November 6, 1999. (credit:BCCL)
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Jan Sangh stalwarts Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2nd left) and L K Advani (right) at the party's working committee meeting in Bombay on April 22, 1973. (credit:BCCL)
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Former US President Bill Clinton with (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, wave after signing a joint accord on setting up a Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, IUSSTF, in New Delhi on March 21, 2000. (credit:BCCL)
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Morarji Desai, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chandrashekhar, Subramaniam Swamy at an event in Delhi. (credit:BCCL)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Prince Ezzuddin on 'Eid Milan' at his residence in New Delhi on December 8, 2002. (credit:BCCL)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (right) announces the formation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a two-day session of the old Jana Sangh in New Delhi on April 6, 1980. Seen (from right) are LK Advani, Ram Jethmalani and Nanaji Deshmukh. (credit:BCCL)
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Flight Lieutenant K Nachiketa, who was captured during Kargil war, meets (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee after his release. (credit:BCCL)
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Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs (L), USSR signing indo - soviet agreement with his Indian counter part Atal Bihari Vajpayee (R) in New Delhi on April 25, 1977. (credit:BCCL)
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(Former) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee releases the election manifesto of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in New Delhi on August 16, 1999. (credit:BCCL)
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Jan Sangh stalwarts L K Advani (left) and Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the party's plenary session at Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi on March 10, 1975. (credit:BCCL)
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India's youngest software executive and computer prodigy Ajay Puri with (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (right) in New Delhi on March 14, 2000. (credit: BCCL)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee with former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, the late Gopinath Munde, at a BJP event in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (credit:BCCL)
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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf with former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi, on April 18, 2005. (credit:BCCL)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the newly formed National Democratic Government (NDA), after being sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India by President, is congratulated by him, in New Delhi on September 13, 1999. (credit:BCCL)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee is greeted at his residence after election victory in New Delhi on October 7, 1999. (credit:BCCL)
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Good old days: West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu with Janata Dal leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George Fernandes at a rally at Brigade Parade Ground during 1986. (credit:BCCL)
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A cat watches the action as (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee poses with the Indian Davis Cup team after the draw ceremony in Delhi on February 06, 2003. (credit:BCCL)
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Members of opposition parties, Prakash Vir Shastri, Daya Bhan Patel, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, standing outside Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on October 02, 1970. (credit:BCCL)
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Former Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and (then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee shake hands after signing a bilateral accord, in New Delhi on November 4, 2002. (credit:BCCL)
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Renowned doctor Chittaranjan Ranawat (2nd left) attending former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (right), after his knee operation, at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on June 13, 2001. (credit:BCCL)
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Former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, attend a prayer meeting to pay homage to late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary at his Samadhi, Shanti Van in New Delhi, on May 27, 1998.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (right) and (then) Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee embrace before a meeting at Prime Minister's residence in New Delhi on April 10, 1999. (credit:BCCL)
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Former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (left) and (then) Maharashtra Chief minister Manohar Joshi (right) participate in a conference on 'Maharashtra Agro Advantage' at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai on November 6, 1998. (credit:BCCL)
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Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh interacts with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, during the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, on May 22, 2004. (credit:BCCL)
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Ex-Union Home Minister Charan Singh (l) with (then) Minister of External Affairs Atal Bihari Vajpayee during a meeting in Delhi on June 23, 1978. (credit:BCCL)
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Former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee greeting (then) French Prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on February 7, 2003. (credit:BCCL)