This Article is From May 17, 2014
It's All Drama: Ram Vilas Paswan on Nitish Kumar's Resignation
Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister on Saturday.
A day after his party the Janata Dal (United) was routed in the general election, Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister. The JD(U) won just two of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, while its former partner the BJP won 31 along with its allies. The polls saw Mr Kumar's arch political rival Narendra Modi winning a decisive mandate to become Prime Minister.
- There is nothing new in it, Nitish Kumar is fond of resigning
Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP leader - It's all a drama, Nitish Kumar has no option but to quit as there was internal rebellion in his party Ram Vilas Paswan, LJP chief
- I did not ask him to resign. The people have rejected him. We are watching the situation Lalu Yadav, RJD chief
- Nitish Kumar hates Narendra Modi, people of Bihar love Narendra Modi, so they punished him Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP leader
- Good that he resigned, he got a drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, lost the mandate Yashwant Sinha, BJP leader
- What kind of decision is this? I don't agree with it Sunil Pandey, Janata Dal (United) leader
- Jo unhone ne Modi ji ka apmaan kiya tha uska jawaab janta ne unhe de diya hai Rajiv Pratap Rudy, BJP leader
Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP leader 
Ram Vilas Paswan, LJP chief 
Lalu Yadav, RJD chief 
Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP leader 
Yashwant Sinha, BJP leader 
Sunil Pandey, Janata Dal (United) leader 
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