Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), on Thursday, accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of double standards on the issue of nepotism, highlighting that nine newly inducted Ministers in the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Cabinet come from established political families.

Throughout the recent Assembly election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar repeatedly attacked RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav over what they described as his family-centric politics.

However, with several Ministers from political dynasties now included in the new NDA government in Bihar, the RJD has sharpened its counter-attack.

According to the RJD, the NDA constituents — who claim to stand firmly against dynasty politics — have themselves promoted the very nepotism the

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