Here are the live updates of this big political story
- The governor should stall the swearing-in and give us a chance to prove majority
- Each development seemed planned it was all pre-decided. Why was everything so rushed?
- In spite of their vote in Presidential election in favor of NDA's candidate Ram Nath Kovind we didn't say anything as we wanted Grand Alliance to continue
He has sat in RSS' lap. It is betrayal of the mandate given by the people of Bihar: Tej Pratap Yadav on #NitishKumar pic.twitter.com/2WIp4dKkjr
ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
Governor gave us time 11am, now has asked NDA for oath ceremony at 10am. Why such hurry and rush Mr. Honest and Moral? tweets @yadavtejashwi
- NDTV (@ndtv) July 26, 2017
#TejashwiYadav along with RJD delegation with meet #Bihar Governor KN Tripathi at 11 am to stake claim for forming government: ANI
- NDTV (@ndtv) July 26, 2017
Bihar: Meeting of BJP-JDU MLAs & leaders at Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna. pic.twitter.com/CjgPKNmEXV
- ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD senior leader Rabri Devi with party MLAs watching TV after Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister in Patna on Wednesday. (Photo:PTI)
LIVE analysis #NitishKumar resigns as Chief Minister, #Bihar #Mahagathbandhan collapses | Devesh Thakur on @LRC_NDTV https://t.co/hMlRpgrUU6 pic.twitter.com/nP5IbR7KW9
- NDTV (@ndtv) July 26, 2017
Bihar: Lalu Prasad Yadav's supporters gather outside his residence in Patna. pic.twitter.com/ZQlfhLw72z
- ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
Nitish Kumar Has Murder Taint, Says Bitter Lalu YadavAfter Nitish Kumar's shock resignation as chief minister of Bihar, his ally Lalu Yadav questioned, "What did we do wrong?"
Bihar: Rabri Devi & Tejashwi Yadav watch Lalu Yadav's press conference post Nitish Kumar's resignation, at their residence in Patna. pic.twitter.com/4gSwhtgjKZ
- ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
(Nitish Kumar had said that he had informed Laluji and Congress Bihar incharge CP Joshi before resigning)
Soon after Nitish Kumar stepped down as Bihar Chief Minister, BJP chief Amit Shah phoned Sushil Modi, his party's most senior leader in the state.
Three member committee has been constituted for making the future plan of action.
We are happy that Bihar Chief Minister didn't compromise on issue of corruption and did not kneel down before RJD (Lalu's party).
Nitish-Lalu alliance was a mismatch. This had to happen: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Nitish Kumar's resignation pic.twitter.com/bVUUl6xhJc
- ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
Governor has accepted my resignation, and asked me to continue working till the next development: Nitish Kumar
- ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
Nitish Kumar's resignation ends the two-year-long political experiment that was branded as a game-changing Maha-gathbandhan or Grand Alliance which included his party, Lalu Yadav and the Congress.
Nitish Kumar Resigns As Bihar Chief Minister, Says 'Conscience Pricked Me'Nitish Kumar has quit as Chief Minister of Bihar, ending the two-year-long political experiment that was branded as a game-changing Maha-gathbandhan or Grand Alliance which included his party, Lalu Yadav and the Congress. This evening, Mr Kumar met with Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to deliver his resignation.
