Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) is in turmoil with a section of MLAs wishing to rejoin the NDA alliance and some others being wooed by the RJD. With the INDIA bloc foiling his ambitions to be named the leader of the grouping, Nitish appears to have figured out that being with BJP, amid its dominance in national elections, will serve his interests better in Bihar
At the JD(U) legislators meeting Nitish Kumar announced he was going resign and is about to leave for Raj Bhawan in few minutes to put in his papers before Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
BJP MP Dilip Ghosh on Saturday mocked the rift in the Opposition-led INDIA bloc amid tension in the alliance, saying this is all to create a "hoax among voters" and "befool them" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.