Nitish: Reminds Modi Vajpayee Model

India News: The PM should be secular, believe in inclusive growth and take backward states along, Kumar said.

In a resolution adopted earlier today, the party stated that NDA coalition's prime ministerial candidate should have a secular image.

"It is up to the BJP to decide on a secular candidate who also looks out for the common man," said the party's Bihar unit president Vashista Narayan Singh. The JD(U) has given the BJP time till December to declare a prime ministerial candidate.

Issuing a veiled threat to BJP over Modi's much-speculated projection as its Prime Ministerial candidate, Kumar said attempts to bring 'genetic modification' will bring about negative results and his party will take a decision if its voice is not heard