Addressing a rally in Buxar on Sunday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar switched sides just for 'kursi' (chair) and called the JD(U)-BJP alliance "opportunistic". Commenting on the Waqf Amendment Act, he said PM Narendra Modi feels that "if votes can be obtained by talking about Hindus and Muslims, then what is the need to work?"