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Bihar: Nitish Kumar said he has submitted a list of 164 MLAs to Governor and staked a claim to form a new government.
Updated : Aug 10, 2022, 02:30 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ended his alliance with the BJP and resigned from his post. Nitish Kumar will retain the CM post and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will take oath as his deputy.
The duo met Bihar Governor this evening and staked a claim to form a government in the state. The JD(U) chief will take the oath as CM at 2 pm on Wednesday for the 8th time.
Following a meeting with the Governor, he said, "We submitted list of 164 MLAs to governor and staked claim to form new government; he will let us know when oath-taking can take place."
Meanwhile, BJP has hit out at Nitish Kumar, saying the mandate in 2020 was for JD(U) and BJP and whatever happened today is a betrayal of Bihar's people.
The RJD had emerged as the single-largest party (79) in the 2020 Assembly elections in which the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 125 seats- BJP won 74, the JD(U) bagged 43, the Vikassheel Insaan Party got 4 and Hindustan Awaam Party (Secular) bagged 4 seats.
'Nitish Kumar won't get that respect with RJD that he got while being with BJP': BJP MP Sushil Modi
He Nitish Kumar wont get that respect with RJD that he got while being with BJP. We made him CM despite having more seats never tried to break his party. We broke only those who betrayed us. In Maharashtra, Shiv Sena betrayed us faced consequences BJP RS MP Sushil Modi pic.twitter.com/8fBexF7esc
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2022
'All parties and members of Bihar Legislative Assembly except BJP have accepted Nitish Kumar as their leader': RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Today all parties and members of Bihar Legislative Assembly except BJP have accepted Nitish Kumar as their leader RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
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7 parties with 164 MLAs in Mahagathbandahan: Nitish Kumar at a joint presser with Tejashwi Yadav after meeting Governor
I came here to meet Governor and gave my resignation. There are 7 parties including 164 MLAs along with Independents in Mahagathbandahan Nitish Kumar at a joint presser with Tejashwi Yadav after meeting Governor pic.twitter.com/yg2Xp5NFmr
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Now the state government will be as per the people's mandate, says RJD MP Sharad Yadav after Nitish Kumar quits NDA
People voted for the very same alliance during the state polls that have been formed now. The previous govt BJPJDU govt was not as per the mandate of the people, it's only now that the state govt will be as per the peoples mandate Sharad Yadav BiharPolitics pic.twitter.com/xikyiNDIyw
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav reach Raj Bhawan in Patna
WATCH Bihar Nitish Kumar RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav reaches Raj Bhawan in Patna BiharPolitics pic.twitter.com/Q4dqrWUVS7
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'Whatever happened today is a betrayal of Bihar's people and BJP': Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal
Bihar We fought the 2020 polls together under NDA, the mandate was for JDU and BJP, we won more seats despite that, Nitish Kumar was made the CM. Whatever happened today is a betrayal of Bihar's people the BJP Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal pic.twitter.com/VUL5OVvizT
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'Soon political parties and people in different states will stand against BJP,' says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on the political situation in Bihar
Its a good start. On this day the slogan of Angrezo Bharat Chhodo was given and today the slogan of BJP Bhagaon is coming from Bihar. I think soon political parties and people in different states will stand against BJP SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on political situation in Bihar pic.twitter.com/UXhlfWAhDx
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Bihar: After tendering his resignation, Nitish Kumar leaves for the residence of Rabri Devi in Patna.
Bihar After tendering his resignation, CM Nitish Kumar leaves for the residence of Rabri Devi in Patna pic.twitter.com/wVSddyn1wS
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'Today credibility of Nitish Kumar is zero. We want President rule to be imposed in Bihar': Chirag Paswan, LJP leader (Ram Vilas faction)
Today credibility of Nitish Kumar is zero. We want President rule to be imposed in Bihar the state should go for a fresh mandate. Do you Nitish Kumar have any ideology or not In next polls, JDU will get 0 seats Chirag Paswan, LJP leader Ram Vilas faction BiharPolitics pic.twitter.com/6MlNZIJ16G
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Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhawan in Patna pic.twitter.com/yzpXAetZ5i
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Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Pashupati Paras announced that he will remain in the BJP-led NDA.
Earlier also an experiment was done between RJD JDU but they can't stay together for long. Again such an alliance is coming, it's not a good sign for Bihar's development. We have decided that our party will remain a part of NDA Union min RLJP President Pashupati Paras pic.twitter.com/orVpScMDL3
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Upendra Kushwaha, National Parliamentary Board President of JD(U) tweets, "Congratulations Nitish Kumar for the leadership of a new alliance in a new form..."
नये स्वरूप में नये गठबंधन के नेतृत्व की जवाबदेही के लिए श्री नीतीश कुमार जी को बधाई नीतीश जी आगे बढ़िए। देश आपका इंतजार कर कर रहा है
— Upendra Kushwaha (@UpendraKushJDU) August 9, 2022
"Congratulations Nitish Kumar for the leadership of a new alliance in a new form...," National Parliamentary Board President of JD(U), Upendra Kushwaha wrote.
नये स्वरूप में नये गठबंधन के नेतृत्व की जवाबदेही के लिए श्री नीतीश कुमार जी को बधाई। नीतीश जी आगे बढ़िए। देश आपका इंतजार कर कर रहा है।
— Upendra Kushwaha (@UpendraKushJDU) August 9, 2022
"Don't want to make a comment but BJP never initiated anything that may stir up a controversy or create a situation of uncertainty among them. JD(U) will make a decision but BJP definitely wants Nitish Kumar to continue as CM," says Union Min Kaushal Kishore.
Don't want to make a comment on #BiharPoliticalSituation but BJP never initiated anything that may stir up a controversy or create a situation of uncertainty among them. JD(U) will make a decision but BJP definitely wants Nitish Kumar to continue as CM: Union Min Kaushal Kishore pic.twitter.com/ewWqLLlADp
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2022