Top News Of The Day : Nitish Kumar Flips, Quits BJP Alliance, Joins Tejashwi Yadav

"I've resigned," said Nitish Kumar this evening, hours after his party signed off on his decision to end his alliance with the BJP in Bihar; A total of 18 MLAs -- 9 each from the BJP and Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde -- were sworn-in as ministers at a grand ceremony in Mumbai today. This much awaited cabinet expansion came 40 days after a rebellion by the Sena faction led by Mr Shinde brought down the Uddhav Thackeray-led government and other top stories.