Digital Goa, Jan 28 – JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister after holding a party meet in Patna today. Kumar resigned after chairing a meeting of JD(U) MLAs at his official residence, , paving the way for his return to the BJP-led NDA fold. Speaking to reporters, Nitish said he has submitted his resignation to the Bihar Governor and severed all ties with with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) in the state. “Have left the earlier alliance and form a new alliance,” Kumar said, after resigning as the Bihar CM. Following the meeting, he visited the Raj Bhavan and submitted his resignation letter to Governor Rajendra Arlekar. The governor accepted Kumar’s resignation, and asked him to continue as caretaker CM till a new government is formed.
