Nitish Kumar (file photo)
Patna:
Faced with severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said he accepted the verdict.
"I respect the mandate of the people," he said in a terse statement issued by the Chief Minister Office's in Patna.
Mr Kumar remained at his official residence at One Anne Marg in Patna throughout the day, watching poll results on TV.
Sources in the CMO said state Janata Dal(United) president Basistha Narayan Singh and senior minister Vijay Chaudhary visited him during the day.
Mr Kumar, they said, might interact with the media about the poll outcome on Saturday.
The poll results have been shocking for Mr Kumar and his party, indicating he blundered by severing ties with the BJP which has swept the polls in the state.
His party JD(U) has won only the Purnea seat and was leading in his home turf Nalanda. Even JD(U) President Sharad Yadav is trailing behind RJD's Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav.
"I respect the mandate of the people," he said in a terse statement issued by the Chief Minister Office's in Patna.
Mr Kumar remained at his official residence at One Anne Marg in Patna throughout the day, watching poll results on TV.
Sources in the CMO said state Janata Dal(United) president Basistha Narayan Singh and senior minister Vijay Chaudhary visited him during the day.
Mr Kumar, they said, might interact with the media about the poll outcome on Saturday.
The poll results have been shocking for Mr Kumar and his party, indicating he blundered by severing ties with the BJP which has swept the polls in the state.
His party JD(U) has won only the Purnea seat and was leading in his home turf Nalanda. Even JD(U) President Sharad Yadav is trailing behind RJD's Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav.
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