Long night in Patna, decks cleared for CM Nitish Kumar's exit

4 minute learnnew delhi, PatnaUp to date: March 4, 2026 11:01 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s deteriorating well being was a priority even when he grew to become CM following the NDA’s landslide victory in November final yr, however he was set to resign on Wednesday.

In a sudden flip of occasions, leaders of the BJP and ally JD(U) mentioned Nitish is most definitely to use for Rajya Sabha nomination from both the JD(U) or the BJP to pave the way in which for the brand new CM within the state.

Sources urged that there will probably be a Bharatiya Janata Get together chief minister.

It could take a while for Nitish to step down as CM because the outgoing Rajya Sabha MP’s time period ends in April.

Santosh Singh has been a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Specific since June 2008. Experience He primarily covers Bihar with a deal with politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory tales are additionally his forte. Singh has 25 years of expertise in print journalism masking Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. … learn extra

Engaged in journalism masking nationwide politics for 23 years. I’ve lined six consecutive Lok Sabha elections and meeting polls in virtually each state. At present writing in regards to the ruling occasion, the BJP. All the time loves to grasp what is going on on in nationwide politics (and solely tries his hand at it in his house kitchen). … learn extra