Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Resigns, Gets A Call From Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has resigned and has broken the JD(U)-Congress Mahagathbandhan. After resigning, the leader received a phone call from PM Modi.

New Delhi: The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has resigned and broken the ruling JD(U)-Congress Mahagatbandhan. The leader has now joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and has submitted his resignation to the Governor. Nitish Kumar is expected to take oath as the Bihar CM once again, today evening. It will be the ninth time that Nitish Kumar will head a state. After Nitish Kumar gave his resignation, he also got a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nitish Kumar Resigns, Gets Call From PM Modi

As mentioned earlier, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has resigned and broken the JD(U)-Congress Mahagathbandhan. The leader has given his resignation to the Governor and is now joining Bhatiya Janata Party (BJP). As soon as he resigned, Nitish Kuma received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who congratulated him for his step and his journey in BJP. Ministers Sanjay Jha and Vijendra Yadav accompanied Nitish Kumar to the Governor and on resigning, he said, “We have decided to severe ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state.” His resignation has been accepted by Governor Rajendra Arlekar who has now deputed him as the Acting CM of Bihar.

Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation as the Chief Minister of Bihar to Governor Rajendra Arlekar. The Governor accepted the resignation and deputed him as the Acting CM. pic.twitter.com/uaDXROe6PA

— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2024

The BJP has the largest number of 17 MPs in Bihar, where the total number of Lok Sabha members is 40. The JD(U), headed by Nitish Kumar, has 16 while another NDA ally LJP, now split up between the uncle-nephew duo of Pashupati Kumar Paras and Chirag Paswan, has six. In the Bihar Assembly of 243, the RJD has 79 MLAs; followed by the BJP’s 78; the JD(U)’s 45′ the Congress’s 19, the CPI (M-L)’s 12, two each of the CPI(M) and CPI, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)’s four seats, and the AIMIM’s one, plus one Independent legislator. If Nitish crosses over, this would be the fourth time he would be switching sides.

(Inputs from ANI)