Nitish calls cabinet meet, exit formality before likely split
Hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared "it's time to make a decision," his party and the BJP exchanged hefty parting shots today, reporting the end of their 17-year-old alliance. Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, spurned an invitation to meet with Mr Kumar this morning. Later, BJP ministers in the Bihar government turned in their resignations to him.
