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Nitish Kumar formally takes over as JD-U President

| | Apr 23, 2016, at 09:09 pm
Patna, Apr 23 (IBNS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday officially took over as national president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U).

Reports quoted JD-U general secretary KC Tyagi as saying that  Nitish Kumar was formally endorsed by the party at the JD-U national council meeting in Patna.

"Nitish Kumar's election as national president was endorsed by the party at its national council meeting,"  Tyagi said.

He was elected party president, succeeding Sharad Yadav on April 10 at the party's national executive meeting held in New Delhi.

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