Nitish Kumar had resigned from RJD to join Modi's BJP. Amidst a lot of protests, the former RJD member has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar
Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar amidst a lot of protests from his .
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The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from his post yesterday, dumping RJD over corruption charges against his deputy Tejaswi Yadav, and looked set to join hands with the BJP to form a new government.
Kumar, whose resignation was immediately accepted by Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, is expected to stake claim to form the new government today in which Sushil Kumar Modi is likely to return as Deputy Chief Minister.
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The BJP quickly seized the opportunity to reunite with its old ally, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising Kumar for "joining the fight against corruption", saying the entire nation supports his honesty.
The move was seen as an effort to reach out to JD(U), which ended its 17-year association with BJP in 2013. Senior state BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who was Kumar's deputy when the two parties ran a coalition government, said his party has decided to back the JD(U) leader in forming the next government and will be part of it.
In the 243-member Bihar Assembly, JD(U) has 71 MLAs and the BJP 53. The two parties together have 124 MLAs, marginally ahead of the half-way mark. Besides, they have the support of NDA allies LJP (02) and RLSP (02). "Congratulations! Mr Nitish Kumar for joining the fight against corruption."
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