Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Resigns As MLC, Days After Rajya Sabha Election

Patna: In a major development, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday (March 30) officially resigned as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) after his selection to the Rajya Sabha. Kumar’s resignation letter was submitted by Janata Dal United MLC Sanjay Gandhi to the secretariat. Kumar, the JD(U) president, was elected to the Upper House of Parliament on March 16, and according to party insiders, the 14-day period during which he had to quit as MLC ended on Monday."It is stipulated in the Constitution that you should resign within 14 days. Things will happen accordingly," Sanjay Kumar Jha, the national working president of the JD(U), said on Sunday as quoted by PTI.

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The development came just four months after Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of the state for the record 10th time on November 20 last year. The development came just four months after Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of the state for the record 10th time on November 20 last years. His swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief ministers of several NDA-ruled states, and senior alliance leaders following the NDA's landslide victory in the state polls.(More to Follow....)