Nitish stakes claim as Mahagathbandhan's CM

August 09, 2022 17:55

Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday resigned as NDA's chief minister only to stake claim to form a new government after being declared, unanimously, the leader of the opposition Grand Alliance.

Kumar tendered his resignation to Governor Phagu Chauhan, after a meeting of MPs and MLAs of his JD-U where ally BJP was accused of backstabbing.

After the JD-U meeting, Kumar drove to Raj Bhavan to tender his resignation from where he returned to his residence, stopping for a while to talk to the large posse of journalists waiting.

Shortly afterwards, Kumar drove to the residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi, just across the street, where all leaders of the Grand Alliance, comprising RJD, Congress and the Left, had gathered.

Kumar, who was accompanied by JD-U national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, spent nearly half an hour at Rabri Devi's residence.

He returned along with Leader of the Opposition and his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav, who was armed with a letter of support to Kumar.

About 15 minutes later, Kumar met the governor again to stake claim for forming a new government, this time accompanied by Yadav and senior colleagues in the JD-U besides former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi whose four MLA-strong Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) has expressed unconditional support to the new formation.

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