Saturday, May 17, 2014

Nitish resigns as Bihar CM, new leader likely tomorrow


Patna, May 17 (PTI) Mauled in the Lok Sabha elections and facing dissidence within, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today resigned but interestingly did not seek dissolution of the Assembly injecting a dramatic turn in the state politics.

"The Lok Sabha election results have not been good for JD(U). The people's mandate has to be respected. So, I have tendered the resignation of my council of ministers. I had led the campaign.

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