Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar likely to resign post JD(U) MLAs meeting on Sunday, according to party sources.

Bihar Political Crisis News Highlights: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the 9th time after he along with his party joined the BJP-led NDA bloc. In yet another political turnaround, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar has snapped ties with the RJD and the Congress.

In a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda, Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) leader Chirag Paswan raised some concerns and is learnt to have sought assurance that his party will not have to compromise on its share of seats in the Lok Sabha polls after Kumar’s entry in the National Democratic Alliance.

Lok Sabha Election 2024: As speculations over Nitish Kumar's likely political switch mounts, the BJP has swung into action mode. The party is holding meetings with top state leaders to explore the idea of forming an alliance with him.

Requesting anonymity, BJP sources told PTI that instructions have been received from the top leadership to put on hold "any formal announcement" till Kumar, who had dumped the NDA less than three years ago, resigns.

As speculations mount, reports suggest Nitish Kumar's impending exit from Mahagathbandhan and reunion with NDA

Just 17 months into this government, the Bihar chief minister is again unhappy with his current allies, the RJD and Congress.

Asked about speculations that the BJP is set for another innings with Nitish Kumar's JD(U), Samrat Choudhary, BJP state unit chief told reporters, "No such thing has been discussed at our level."

News Highlights: BJP sources said instructions have been received from the top leadership to put on hold "any formal announcement" till Kumar, who had dumped the NDA less than three years ago, resigns.

The meeting gains importance amidst growing speculation about Nitish Kumar leaving RJD and potentially joining the BJP-led NDA.

The development comes in the backdrop of speculations that Kumar, the JD(U) president, could pull out of the Mahagathbandhan and return to the NDA, led by the BJP.

State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha made the statement, refuting rumours that his party, headed by the chief minister, was thinking of a return to the BJP-led NDA. "

It is being speculated that Nitish Kumar, the newly appointed JDU chief, may join the BJP-led NDA following differences over seat-sharing issue with RJD

INDIA alliance meeting today: According to sources , there is near consensus on Bihar's chief minister name with senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahil Gandhi and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pushing for the JD (U) chief

The national council meeting followed the party's national executive meeting in which Lalan Singh stepped down as its president and Kumar was elected in his place at a time when the JD(U), whose political fortunes have been on a decline, gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

News Highlights: During his interaction with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the 26th Eastern Zonal Council meeting, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanded 'Special State' status for Bihar, the Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.

National Commission for Women (NCW) 'vehemently condemned' Kumar's remarks. Chairperson Rekha Sharma said that the Bihar assembly should take steps against him and his statements must be expunged.

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A bill will be brought in the assembly on the same during the ongoing winter session.

Addressing a rally at Patahi in Muzaffarpur district, Shah also charged the Nitish Kumar government with "Muslim appeasement (tushtikaran)" and warned that this could lead to "big trouble" in areas bordering Nepal and Bangladesh (seemant kshetra).