Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, after resigning because the Chief Minister of Bihar on Sunday, left the Governor’s Home accompanied by MLAs. Concluding a day of swiftly unfolding political developments, Nitish submitted his resignation letter, together with letters of assist from BJP legislators, to Governor Rajendra Arlekar. The Governor, whereas accepting the resignation, urged Nitish to proceed his administrative tasks because the caretaker chief minister till the formation of a brand new authorities. Nitish has acquired assist of a complete of 128 MLAs- BJP 78, JD(U) 45, HAM four and one impartial legislator.
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It’s anticipated that Nitish will take the oath as Chief Minister for the ninth time, accompanied by two deputy chief ministers from the BJP, in the course of the scheduled swearing-in ceremony on Sunday at 5 PM. Each the BJP and JD(U) are keen to forestall an influence vacuum in a state recognized for its dynamic political panorama.
On the identical day, BJP nationwide president JP Nadda is anticipated to reach in Bihar and shall be welcomed on the airport by Union Minister Nityanand Rai and former state occasion president and MP Sanjay Jaiswal. Addressing rumors about potential deputy chief ministers, the BJP’s state spokesperson, Sumit Shashank, said that Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha can be sworn in as Nitish’s deputies.
After tendering his resignation, Nitish Kumar expressed dissatisfaction with the state of affairs within the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ shaped a 12 months and a half in the past. Notably, Nitish Kumar, who had severed ties with the BJP in 2022, had beforehand united opposition forces in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling occasion within the nationwide election.
Nitish Kumar’s political journey contains turning into Chief Minister for the primary time in 2000, campaigning in opposition to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s ‘Jungle Raaj.’ He held the place on eight events. In 2013, Nitish parted methods with the NDA attributable to disagreements over Narendra Modi’s candidacy because the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. After forming a grand alliance with the RJD and Congress in 2015, he turned Chief Minister once more however left the alliance in 2017, citing corruption allegations in opposition to the RJD. In 2022, Nitish Kumar severed ties with the BJP as soon as once more, accusing them of conspiring in opposition to him and making an attempt to affect JD(U) MLAs to insurgent.
