Nitish Kumar set to resign today, to take oath as CM with new NDA cabinet tomorrow: Report

Nitish Kumar is set to resign as the Bihar Chief Minister on Saturday, sources told earlier in he evening. Kumar is likely to take oath as the chief minister with the new NDA cabinet  on Sunday, the report said.

The report came amid speculations that Nitish Kumar will leave the Opposition's INDIA bloc and return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In case Nitish Kumar decides to return to the NDA fold, the opposition united front will take a major hit ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha Election 2024.

Earlier in the day, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh held a press conference and said party chief Mallikarjun Kharge is “trying to speak with the Bihar chief minister". Ramesh said Kharge made , but as both of them are very busy, no conversation could be held between them.

Meanwhile, RJD leaders gathered at party supremo Lalu Prasad's home in Patna on Saturday to attend an emergency meeting convened by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. Sources told ANI that during the meet, Tejashwi had hinted at many unexpected developments in the state.

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"The Chief Minister used to sit with me on the stage and ask, "What was there in Bihar before 2005?" I never reacted... Now, more people are with us. Whatever remained undone in two decades, we managed to get it done within a short time- be it jobs, caste census, increasing reservation, etc. '' (The game is yet to begin in Bihar) Yadav reportedly said.

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RJD leader Manoj Jha said that Lalu Prasad Yadav, the chief of the party has been authorised to take all the decisions. "A positive meeting was held. Discussion on several things was done. All the issues, whether from the national or state level, everything were discussed