JD(U) stitches alliance with BJP, Nitish Kumar to be back as CM tomorrow

Reports suggested that BJP will extend their support to Nitish-led JD(U) to form the government in the state.

Nitish will swear in as the CM on Thursday at 5 pm in Patna.

Kumar stepped down from the position after he met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi in the evening.

His resignation ended the grand alliance which had formed the government in the state after winning the 2015 Assembly polls.

Kumar said he was resigning as the Bihar CM in the interest of the state.

The rift between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad of RJD had reached a flashpoint over corruption issue and earlier deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and his father Lalu Yadav had ruled out resignation of Tejashwi over a CBI probe arguing that a fake case was filed against him.

The move of Nitish came at  a time when the state government was facing tremendous challenges with the ruling RJD and JD(U) locked in a conflict over the issue of Tejashwi Yadav's resignation.

Nitish Kumar's JDU had insisted that the Lalu Yadav scion should step down to spare the ruling coalition a stigma, the RJD asserted that nothing such happened that warrants the young minister's resignation.

Tejashwi Yadav's resignation was demanded over corruption charges made against him.

Following a series of raids in the residences of Lalu Prasad Yadav and others, the CBI had registered cases of corruption against the RJD chief and his son, Tejashwi.

The RJD has, however, said that by "framing" Tejashwi Yadav, the second man in the cabinet, the BJP-led Centre is out for a "political vendetta."

Though RJD emerged as the largest party in the Assembly election in 2015, BJP had 50 odd seats under their belt which proved to be handy for JD(U) to instantly form the government.

Images: Official Facebook page of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav.