Nitish Kumar resigns as Chief Minister of Bihar

Nitish Kumar has resigned from the post of Chief Minister after splitting with  BJP for the second time in eight years.

Along with this, he has staked a claim to form a new government with 160 MLAs. They are going to form a new government in Bihar with the Grand Alliance. Kumar is soon likely to announce a tie-up with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Grand Alliance.

He met Governor Phagu Chauhan today afternoon and submitted his resignation. 

The alliance of Janata Dal-U and BJP has broken in Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has taken this decision in a meeting of JDU MLAs, MPs, and all senior leaders on Tuesday.