Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at present resigned ending days of speculations. With his resignation, the Mahagathbandhan authorities formally fell within the state paving means for the return of the NDA authorities. Nitish Kumar’s JDU has already obtained letter of assist from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM). Kumar will take oath because the CM of the state as soon as once more this night. While CM Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan in Patna at present, he additionally staked declare to kind a authorities with the assist of the BJP and the HAM.
It’s the fourth time that CM Kumar is switching sides. Here are 10 key developments thus far:
1. Nitish Kumar met Governor Rajendra Arlekar aroudn 11 am and submitted his resignation whereas additionally staking declare to kind a authorities with the assist of the BJP and the HAM. Calling on the Governor at Raj Bhavan, Nitish informed him, “We have decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state”. The Governor accepted the resignation and deputed him because the Acting CM.
2. Talking to media, Nitish Kumar stated, “I have resigned and proposed to dissolve the government. I had stopped speaking in the meantime. I have heard the voices of all party leaders. The situation was not good and comfortable in the Mahagathbandhan. Today, other parties (BJP, HAM) may take decision and we will inform you.” Kumar stated that he labored laborious to kind the INDIA alliance however whereas he was working, different events together with RJD and the Congress weren’t working for the welfare of the alliance.
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3. Three ministers of the BJP and JDU every and one from the HAM are prone to take oath this night. Nitish Kumar has proposed Sushil Modi’s identify for the Deputy CM submit. Apart from Modi, Renu Devi and Tarakishore Prasad are additionally within the fray for the Deputy CM submit. Chirag Paswan can also be within the fray for the submit.
4. Earlier at present, Nitish Kumar, who can also be the nationwide president of the JDU, held a gathering of the celebration MLAs the place all of the JD(U) leaders authorised CM and celebration president Kumar to take any determination on behalf of the celebration.
5. The Bharatiya Janata Party additionally held a gathering of its 78 MLAs the place the celebration knowledgeable its leaders concerning the ongoing growth and the choice to stay united with the celebration’s determination.
6. BJP president JP Nadda and Chirag Paswan will attain Patna by 3pm. The two leaders will probably be reaching Patna collectively and there are speculations that Chirag will probably be made Deputy CM.
7. Jational General Secretary, Janata Dal (United) and MLC in Bihar Legislative Council Sanjay Jha reached BJP workplace to ask the saffron celebration leaders for a lunch and assembly at CM Kumar’s residence.
8. The fast-changing political occasions within the state have been triggered by a social media submit from former CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, by which she took a swipe on the JD(U) saying that whereas the ‘socialist celebration’ kinds itself as progressive, its ideology shifts with the altering wind patterns.
9. Vinod Tawde, BJP chief and celebration’s state incharge stated that the BJP MLAs have determined to assist JDU in its legislature celebration assembly. The MLAs additionally chosen BJP state presidnet Samrat Choudhary because the chief of the legislature celebration and Vijay Sinha because the deputy chief of the legislature celebration. Samrat Choudhary stated that the BJP determined to assist Kumar for stopping unfold of a ‘jungle raj’ in Bihar.
10. In the Bihar Assembly of 243, the RJD has 79 MLAs; adopted by the BJP at 78; JD(U) at 45, Congress at 19, the CPI (M-L) at 12, CPI(M) and CPI at 2 every, and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)’s at 4. Another two seats are with the AIMIM and an Independent.
This comes as an enormous setback for the RJD-Congress alliance and the newly fashioned INDIA bloc because the ‘founder-in-chief’ Nitish Kumar himself has left the grouping.
