“To curtail the political career at the age of 75 means one has only a span of 25 year in politics,” he said.
Sinha, who won from Patna Sahib by over 2.65 lakh votes this time defeating his nearest Congress rival Kunal Singh, a Bhojpuri actor, was rated high as a probable in Modi's team.
Ravishankar Prasad, Radha Mohan Singh, Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha from Bihar found place in the new Cabinet sworn in on May 26.