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Manjhi resigns, Nitish to take oath tomorrow
Nitish Kumar will get back the reins of Bihar on Sunday, capping a fortnight-long political drama which ended in an anti-climax with rebel JD(U) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi resigning as Chief Minister shortly before the floor test on Friday sensing imminent defeat.
Patna: Nitish Kumar will get back the reins of Bihar on Sunday, capping a fortnight-long political drama which ended in an anti-climax with rebel JD(U) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi resigning as Chief Minister shortly before the floor test on Friday sensing imminent defeat.
"The Governor accepted our claim to form government and invited me to take oath in Raj Bhavan at 5 PM on February 22," Kumar told reporters after meeting Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi and staking claim to form government. Kumar, who was accompanied by RJD, Congress, CPI MLAs and an independent legislator, said he has been asked to prove his majority on the floor of Assembly in three weeks time before March 16.
His government would take a decision to call the budget session and fix a date for the Governor's speech in the joint session, the CM-designate said. Nitish Kumar said "I want to assure the people of Bihar that if I get an opportunity again I will serve them in the same spirit I did for eight and a half year. Good governance was and will remain my priority.
"I also apologise for my decision to quit. I will never take an emotional decision again. Now I am ready to lead from the front," Nitish told reporters soon after Manjhi resigned. Manjhi submitted his resignation to the Governor at 10:15 am on Friday. He said that there was a threat to his life.
