Bjp-jdu Split

BJP's Union minister and the party's big face in Bihar Giriraj Singh earlier today told NDTV that his party followed coalition dharma and it was Nitish Kumar's decision to split.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar confirmed today that his alliance with the BJP is over. On Wednesday, his majority will be tested in the state legislature, where his party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), is four votes short of a majority. Mr Kumar has said the BJP's 11 ministers must be dismissed; they have so far not resigned.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that his alliance with the BJP is over. In a meeting with Governor DY Patil this afternoon, he asked for the BJP's 11 ministers to be dismissed from his cabinet. He has reportedly been asked to prove his majority with a trust vote in the Bihar Assembly on Wednesday.

Mr Kumar and his party, the Janata Dal United or JDU, are scheduled to meet at 12.30 pm. They are expected to pass a resolution to end the alliance of 17 years. Sources say that JDU President Sharad Yadav will quit as Convenor of the National Democratic Alliance, the coalition that's anchored by the BJP with the JDU as its biggest partner.

BJP's Union minister and the party's big face in Bihar Giriraj Singh earlier today told NDTV that his party followed coalition dharma and it was Nitish Kumar's decision to split.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar confirmed today that his alliance with the BJP is over. On Wednesday, his majority will be tested in the state legislature, where his party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), is four votes short of a majority. Mr Kumar has said the BJP's 11 ministers must be dismissed; they have so far not resigned.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that his alliance with the BJP is over. In a meeting with Governor DY Patil this afternoon, he asked for the BJP's 11 ministers to be dismissed from his cabinet. He has reportedly been asked to prove his majority with a trust vote in the Bihar Assembly on Wednesday.

Mr Kumar and his party, the Janata Dal United or JDU, are scheduled to meet at 12.30 pm. They are expected to pass a resolution to end the alliance of 17 years. Sources say that JDU President Sharad Yadav will quit as Convenor of the National Democratic Alliance, the coalition that's anchored by the BJP with the JDU as its biggest partner.