Narendra Modi vs Nitish Kumar: A study in contrast

Patna/New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Both are fiery speakers, both are politicians who plan their moves with precision, and both are cut off from their family relatives. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar have many similarities, and yet they have flaring differences. First the similarities: Modi and Nitish Kumar love their mothers and take their blessings, whenever they embark on a major political venture. Both Modi and Nitish Kumar have kept their immediate relatives at arms length.Both the leaders have no spouses. Both the Gujarat and Bihar strongman live in their official residences alone.Both Modi and Nitish Kumar claim to represent backward communities. Both the Gujarat and Bihar strongmen are iconoclasts. They decide things based on their personal whims and fancies. Both the chief ministers have emerged as indispensable for their respective political parties - BJP and Janata Dal (United). Both cut their political teeth during the JP movement in 1975. And now the differences: While Nitish Kumar has secular and pro-Lohia leanings, Modi belongs to the saffron Hindutva brand of RSS. While Modi sold tea in trains, Nitish Kumar's mother slogged hard to make her son become an engineer.Let's have a look at some of the most interesting pics of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar: