PATNA, June - 6, Notwithstanding chief minister Nitish Kumar's antipathy towards Narendra Modi, the BJP on Thursday said that the Gujarat chief minister was required by his party and ally JD(U) to improve prospects in the general elections in Bihar and elsewhere in the country. "Modi is required by the JD(U) as much as the BJP if the NDA seeks to improve prospects in the general elections," BJP national general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters in reply to a question here.