Tejashwi Yadav to stake claim to form government

July 27, 2017 00:14

Bihar's political crisis seems to have deepened after RJD's Tejashwi Yadav said that his party too will stake claim to form the government. Tweeting about the developments, Lalu's son wrote, "Have asked the governor for time to meet.Being the largest party we will stake claim to form the government. We will also get support from JD-U MLAs."

Earlier, Nitish Kumar broke the Grand Alliance when he announced his resignation as the Bihar CM. However, with the support of the BJP, he announced once again that he would take the oath of office on Thursday at 5 pm.

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