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Nitish set to become Bihar CM again
Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday recommended dissolution of the Assembly but the JD (U) hit back by sacking him as the legislature party leader, paving the way for the return of Nitish Kumar to the helm. The bitter power tussle between Manjhi and his mentor Kumar split the party wide open with just months to go for the Assembly polls to the 243-member House.
JD (U) sacks CM Manjhi even as he recommends Assembly dissolution
Patna/New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday recommended dissolution of the Assembly but the JD (U) hit back by sacking him as the legislature party leader, paving the way for the return of Nitish Kumar to the helm. The bitter power tussle between Manjhi and his mentor Kumar split the party wide open with just months to go for the Assembly polls to the 243-member House.
Manhji's recommendation for the dissolution of the Assembly was ostensibly aimed at cutting off the route for Kumar's return as the chief minister, a post he had relinquished after the party's trouncing in the Lok Sabha polls last year. "The entire party supported Manjhi when we decided to make him the chief minister but the people of Bihar are upset with the way he has been functioning," Kumar told party workers after the legislature party meet convened by national president Sharad Yadav.
Kumar later said he would stake claim to form the government before Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi and parade 130 legislators, if required. The JD (U) has 115 MLAs in the Assembly though only 97 attended the legislature party meeting. The fast-paced developments landed Bihar back in a stalemate with the spotlight focused on the governor, who would have to decide between Manjhi's recommendations or accept the pro-Kumar lobby's claim to form the government.
"The Governor has wide discretionary powers. I will examine all the aspects and situations before I prepare an opinion to forward to the governor in this regard," said YV Giri, the advisor to the Governor. Late in the evening, the Manjhi lobby said that it could go with the BJP to retain control of the government, if needed.
