<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-explains-switch-but-are-bihar-voters-buying/articleshow/109992145.cms"><img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/109992145.cms" /></a>During a recent appearance with Modi in Aurangabad, Kumar sought to allay any doubts, beseeching, "I may have wandered idhar udhar (off the path) momentarily, but rest assured, I have returned to NDA for good." His words, met with muffled smirks from Modi and Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, underscored the delicate dance of alliances in the state.