Bihar political crisis LIVE updates: Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav stake claim to form govt
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Bihar political crisis Live Updates: Nitish Kumar today resigned as the Bihar Chief Minister after JDU snapped ties with the BJP
Bihar political crisis Live Updates: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to break off the alliance with the BJP. Kumar meet Governor Phagu Chauhan today to tender his resignation as the Chief Minister of the state. Kumar decided to split with ally BJP for a second time in eight years and embrace support from the RJD led Mahagathbandhan to continue in office.
09 Aug 2022, 05:26:16 PM IST
Nitish Kumar reaches Guv's house to stake claim as CM of 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance
Nitish Kumar reaches Governor's house to stake claim as Chief Minister of 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance.
09 Aug 2022, 05:12:54 PM IST
TMC welcomes pol development in Bihar
Trinamool Congress today welcomed Nitish Kumar quitting the BJP-led NDA and said no ally can safeguard its identity in the saffron camp as BJP with its "grab all politics" does not believe in the existence of regional parties.
09 Aug 2022, 05:02:25 PM IST
Nitish Kumar elected leader of ‘Mahagathbandhan’
Nitish Kumar has been elected as the leader of 'Mahagathbandhan' as prelude to staking claim to form new government in Bihar, JD(U) sources told PTI.
09 Aug 2022, 04:43:51 PM IST
'Whatever happened…betrayal of Bihar's people and BJP'
“We fought the 2020 polls together under NDA, the mandate was for JDU and BJP, we won more seats despite that, Nitish Kumar was made the CM. Whatever happened today is a betrayal of Bihar's people and the BJP," Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal has said.
09 Aug 2022, 04:41:30 PM IST
'Forget what happened in 2017, begin a new chapter'
A RJD source said, “Let us forget what happened in 2017 and begin a new chapter, said JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar to RJD's Tejashwi Yadav."
09 Aug 2022, 04:40:25 PM IST
Nitish Kumar along with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
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Nitish Kumar along with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
09 Aug 2022, 04:33:52 PM IST
Chirag Paswan demands imposition of President's rule in Bihar
Accusing Nitish Kumar of insulting people's mandate for the second time, Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan has demanded the imposition of President's Rule in Bihar.
Paswan has called for fresh elections in the state. The LJP leader also said that the BJP did everything Nitish Kumar asked for as CM.
09 Aug 2022, 04:19:06 PM IST
Watch: Nitish Kumar arrives at the residence of Rabri Devi in Patna
Bihar | After tendering his resignation, Nitish Kumar arrives at the residence of Rabri Devi in Patna pic.twitter.com/lwAGHSrupv
Let us take a look at where the parties stand in the Bihar Assembly currently.
- The RJD had finished as the single-largest party in the 2020 Assembly polls in Bihar. The RJD and its allies had won 110 seats in total.
- The RJD had emerged as the single-largest party with 75 seats, while the Congress won 19 seats.
- Of the 29 seats, the Left parties had contested, they won in 16 seats, with the CPI (ML-Liberation) winning 12 of those.
- Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM had won five seats in the Seemanchal region of the state. Four of its MLAs have moved to the RJD.
- The NDA won 125 seats, with BJP winning 74 of these seats, the Janata Dal (United) of Nitish Kumar 43, the Vikassheel Insaan Party 4 and Hindustan Awaam Party (Secular) 4.
- With this, the NDA stood above the required 122-majority mark needed to form a government.
- In the Bihar Assembly of 242 – down from the overall 243 after the death of an RJD MLA – this is how the parties rank – BJP (77), JD(U) (45), HAM(S) (4), RJD (79), Congress (19), CPI(M-L) (12), CPI (4), AIMIM (1), Independent (1).
09 Aug 2022, 04:10:59 PM IST
After resigning, Nitish Kumar leaves for the residence of Rabri Devi in Patna
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Nitish Kumar leaves for the residence of Rabri Devi in Patna.
09 Aug 2022, 04:08:09 PM IST
What Nitish Kumar said after resigning as Bihar CM
"I have resigned. We have broken the alliance with NDA. All JD(U) MPs and MLAs wanted to leave NDA," said Nitish Kumar after resigning as Bihar CM.
09 Aug 2022, 04:00:36 PM IST
'All MPs, MLAs are at consensus that we should leave NDA'
All MPs and MLAs are at a consensus that we should leave the NDA, JDU leader Nitish Kumar said after submitting his resignation to Bihar Governor today.
09 Aug 2022, 03:55:16 PM IST
Nitish Kumar resigns
Nitish Kumar submits resignation after meeting Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan.
09 Aug 2022, 03:40:52 PM IST
Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhawan in Patna
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Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
09 Aug 2022, 03:39:45 PM IST
My party 100% with BJP: Union minister Pashupati Paras
Union minister and RLJP President Pashupati Paras said, "Earlier also an experiment was done between RJD and JDU but they can't stay together for long. Again such an alliance is coming, it's not a good sign for Bihar's development."
"We have decided that our party will remain a part of NDA," he said.
09 Aug 2022, 03:34:33 PM IST
‘RLJP is with the NDA’
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) is with the NDA. "We don't want to comment on the decisions of other parties but we are with NDA," Lok Sabha MP and RLJP leader Prince Raj has said.
He added, "We didn't feel that (BJP is not giving respect). They (JDU) can only tell about them."
09 Aug 2022, 03:19:45 PM IST
Congress to support any non-BJP govt in Bihar
The Congress has said that it will support any non-BJP government in Bihar to help strengthen secular forces amid hectic political activity in the state where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ended JD(U)'s alliance with the BJP.
Congress, which has 19 legislators in the Bihar Assembly, will go by what the RJD decides and its presence will help strengthen the coalition.
09 Aug 2022, 03:04:34 PM IST
RJD likely to extend support to Nitish Kumar
RJD is expected to extend support to Nitish Kumar. There will be no differences on allotment of portfolios. Tejashwi Yadav said that they have a strength of 160. If BJP attempts to create instability or tries to push for President's Rule, we'll give them a "befitting reply", RJD sources to ANI.
09 Aug 2022, 02:42:13 PM IST
Upendra Kushwaha congratulates Nitish Kumar
Upendra Kushwaha, the National Parliamentary Board President of JD(U) tweets, "Congratulations Nitish Kumar for the leadership of a new alliance in a new form..."
नये स्वरूप में नये गठबंधन के नेतृत्व की जवाबदेही के लिए श्री नीतीश कुमार जी को बधाई। नीतीश जी आगे बढ़िए। देश आपका इंतजार कर कर रहा है।
Bihar's assembly has an effective strength of 242. The majority mark is 121. The RJD has the highest number of 79 MLAs followed by the BJP (77) and the JD(U) with 44..
The JD(U) also enjoys the support of four MLAs of former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha and an Independent.
The Congress has 19 MLAs while the CPIML(L) has 12 and CPI and CPI(M) have two each. So even if Nitish Kumar (JD (U)) and RJD come together, chances are he will be able to reatin his Chief Ministerial post with out BJP's support.
09 Aug 2022, 02:28:23 PM IST
Here's why Nitish Kumar broke alliance with the BJP
Relations between the BJP and the JD(U) have been worsening for quite some time in the wake of disagreements over a host of issues including caste census, population control and the ‘Agnipath’ defence recruitment scheme.
CPIML (Liberation) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya had told PTI on Monday the crux of the row between JD(U) and BJP also stemmed from the recent statement by J P Nadda, president of the saffron party, who said regional parties “have no future".
09 Aug 2022, 02:28:23 PM IST
Tejashwi Yadav to meet Nitish Kumar
Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav is likely to visit the CM Nitish Kumar's residence to hand over the letter of support any time. RJD legislators will also meet Kumar in the evening.
09 Aug 2022, 02:22:12 PM IST
JDU's Nitish Kumar to meet Governor at 4 pm
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought an appointment with Governor Phagu Chauhan at 4 pm on Tuesday amid a political crisis with the BJP.
According to the PTI news agency, Kumar is unlikely to resign from the chief minister-ship and may simply seek to replace BJP ministers with those of other parties, which may support his party in continuing the government.
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