Bihar Politics LIVE Updates: Nitish Kumar resigns, NDA government supposed to be sworn in today

There was political unrest in the state on Sunday after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar finally resigned from his position and broke off his relationship with the Mahagatbandhan. Joining the BJP-led NDA alliance is highly likely.

Kumar delivered a crushing blow to the opposition group INDIA by leaving the Mahagathbandhan, which he had joined less than 18 months prior. The grand alliance government in Bihar is about to fall apart, the party’s political advisor and spokesperson K C Tyagi told reporters in Delhi. He also accused some members of the Congress leadership of constantly “insulting” Kumar.

“The INDIA bloc is on the verge of collapse. The alliance of INDIA bloc parties is almost over in Punjab, West Bengal and Bihar,” he said.

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Bihar Politics LIVE Updates: Nitish Kumar resigns, NDA govt likely to be sworn in today

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Bihar Politics LIVE Updates: JD(U) blames Cong for INDIA bloc fall in Bihar

Bihar Politics LIVE Updates: The Nitish Kumar-led JD (U) claimed on Sunday that the Congress was to blame for the breakup of the INDIA bloc in Bihar, claiming that its leaders were more concerned with bolstering their own party than with backing the opposition alliance, according to PTI. A section of the Congress sought to seize control of the INDIA bloc leadership, according to K C Tyagi, the spokesperson for Janata Dal (United).

He claimed that in a well-thought-out scheme, Mallikarjun Kharge’s name was proposed as the chairman. During the INDIA bloc meeting, the JD(U) expressed surprise over the Kharge decision, saying they had assumed their president and Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, would be named the convenor and not have to take on the role of chairperson, as per their original understanding.

 

Top points on the recent developments in Bihar politics are as follows:-

• The state’s three main political parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), continued their discussions with their lawmakers throughout Saturday.

 

• Extensive discussions continued until late evening in JD(U), which accused the Congress of defaming Kumar, in the BJP, regarding how to welcome Kumar back, in RJD, the majority party in the legislative assembly, regarding how to maintain all ground in any circumstance that may emerge in Bihar on Sunday.

 

 

• The JD (U) met informally with legislators over tea on Saturday night before calling a meeting of its lawmakers for Sunday.

 

• According to those with knowledge of the JD(U) and BJP’s consultations, the latter suggested Renu Devi and Tarkishore Prasad for the deputy chief minister positions. However, Prasad might be replaced by Kumar’s preferred candidate, Sushil Modi.

 

• However, the LJP (Ram Vilas) and HAM-S, the BJP’s other alliance partners, appear uneasy about the developments.

Swearing-in at 5 pm today, Nitish to take oath as CM accompanied by deputies Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha

Following his resignation as Bihar’s chief minister on Sunday, Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar left the Governor’s House with MLAs. Nitish presented his letter of resignation to Governor Rajendra Arlekar along with letters of support from the BJP lawmakers, bringing an end to the rapidly unravelling political events of the previous day. Accepting his letter of resignation, the Governor asked that he carry out his administrative responsibilities as acting chief minister until the formation of a new government.

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