Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM: Twitterati join PM in praising JD(U) leader

Criticising alliance partner RJD over corruption charges against senior leaders of the party, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

Talking to the media outside Governor Tripathi’s house, Kumar said that he took the decision with the best interests of the state in mind.

The decision was made at a meeting of JD(U) ministers on Wednesday evening after RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav ruled out the resignation of his son Tejashwi Yadav as the deputy chief minister. Both Lalu Yadav and Kumar have claimed that the latter had never asked for Tejashwi’s resignation.

Soon after the announcement, Twitterati went gaga with praises over Nitish Kumar and his decision to leave the post.

#NitishQuits Nitish Kumar has won our hearts. A new phase of next level politics starts in his life. Best of luck Nitish ji and well done.

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— SmaRty

Finally, @NitishKumar takes a step against corruption and proves that he will not support wrong people. @narendramodi#NitishQuits@republic

— Siddhant Jain (@siddhantjain201) July 26, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Nitish Kumar over this move and tweeted about it:

भ्रष्टाचार के ख़िलाफ़ लड़ाई में जुड़ने के लिए नीतीश कुमार जी को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। सवा सौ करोड़ नागरिक ईमानदारी का स्वागत और समर्थन कर रहे हैं — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2017

Nitish Kumar ji finally out of Maha-gathbandhan of corruption & took 1st step towards Bihar Maha-Developed future#NitishKumar#NitishQuits

— Vishal Sudarshanwar (@Vishal_Sud) July 26, 2017

#NitishQuits Correct thing to do. Lalu Yadav &Tejaswi Yadav (Deputy CM) are corrupt .They stubborn & adamant too. Bihar's welfare is needed. — Vinod Kumar (@vinewz) July 26, 2017