Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has told Governor DY Patil that his party is no longer partnering with the BJP. A special session of the assembly will take place on Wednesday when Mr Kumar's party will have to prove its majority. (Track live updates)
Earlier today, Mr Kumar's party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), finalized a resolution that will explain its reasons for ending the 17-year-alliance. Sources say the party will officially attribute its decision to Narendra Modi, BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister. Though Mr Modi will not be named, the JD(U) will castigate his party for placing him in charge of its national campaign.
"What is the point in us being there unless the Chief Minister clarifies his stand on the alliance?" asked Mangal Pandey, a senior leader of the BJP.
The JD(U) says that the appointment of Mr Modi as the chairman of the BJP's campaign committee will lead to his being named its prime ministerial nominee, which Mr Kumar has declared unacceptable.
To prove his majority in the state assembly, Mr Kumar needs 122 votes. The JD(U) has 118 state legislators.
Earlier today, Mr Kumar's party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), finalized a resolution that will explain its reasons for ending the 17-year-alliance. Sources say the party will officially attribute its decision to Narendra Modi, BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister. Though Mr Modi will not be named, the JD(U) will castigate his party for placing him in charge of its national campaign.
"What is the point in us being there unless the Chief Minister clarifies his stand on the alliance?" asked Mangal Pandey, a senior leader of the BJP.
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The JD(U) says that the appointment of Mr Modi as the chairman of the BJP's campaign committee will lead to his being named its prime ministerial nominee, which Mr Kumar has declared unacceptable.
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To prove his majority in the state assembly, Mr Kumar needs 122 votes. The JD(U) has 118 state legislators.
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