Amid high political drama in Bihar, Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined hands with the RJD. Rabri Devi of the RJD speaks on the recent political situation in Bihar.
With Nitish Kumar parting ways with the BJP-led NDA, speculations are rife about the Mahagathbandhan or the Grand Alliance and an united Opposition. Watch Nitish Kumar's reaction on Mahagathbandhan.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for a record eighth time after parting ways with the BJP-led NDA. This was his reaction after taking oath as the CM of Bihar.
Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister.
He took oath as the Chief Minister for the first time on March 3, 2000 and remained the CM for seven days.
The leaders of the Mahagathbandhan are tightlipped on the distribution of portfolios but sources have said that Nitish Kumar will keep the Home portfolio with himself, and the post of Assembly Speaker will go to the RJD.
Sources said Nitish Kumar accused the BJP of "horse trading" and giving some party leaders lucrative offers to make them ministers. He said that he has proof of this.
Tejashwi Yadav, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, is supposed to join the new government in Bihar.
Nitish Kumar then returned to his official residence at 1 Anne Marg along with Tejashwi Yadav, Congress state in-charge Bhakta Charan Das and other leaders of the Mahagathbandhan.
Due to large gatherings, Patna police deployed a large number of police force at those two places to control the situation.
The swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar is scheduled at 2 pm today at the Rajendra Mandapam inside Raj Bhavan. Apart from Kumar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Tuesday. Kumar submitted his resignation letter to Governor Phagu Chauhan at Raj Bhawan.
In the political activity in Patna, the Congress and Left parties handed over the lists of their legislators to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav.
BJP sources said they will wait till Nitish Kumar makes the first move.
The reference was to how the Lok Janshakti Party of Chirag Paswan fought elections outside the NDA, but only in the seats that the JD-U was contesting.
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