Nitish Kumar says Modi has no challenger in 2019 general elections

Says he doesn't need certificate from anybody on secularism; Sharad Yadav disapproves of alliance

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday suggested the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democrat Alliance in 2019 Lok Sabha polls was a foregone conclusion as "nobody has the strength to take on the prime minister."

Kumar's comments were made at a press conference in Patna and came hours after Janata Dal (United) veteran Sharad Yadav in New Delhi had voiced his disapproval of the party's alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"The situation is very unpleasant to us... It is unfortunate that the coalition has been broken. People's mandate was not for it. Bihar's 11 crore people had