Nitish Kumar recently resigned from the post of Bihar chief minister after severing ties with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’.

Bihar Political Crisis News: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the 9th time after he along with his party joined the BJP-led NDA bloc. 

Recently, the Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of Bihar chief minister after severing ties with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’. Nitish was among those who left no stone unturned in uniting the opposition to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

However, he recently jumped ship once again back to the BJP-led NDA in less than 18 months and that too ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.  

People in Bihar have been facing a major political crisis after the development hitting news headlines in no time. 

Nitish Kumar said, "Today, I have resigned as the Chief Minister and I have also told the Governor to dissolve the government in the state. This situation came because not everything was alright...I was getting views from everyone. I listened to all of them. Today, the Government has been dissolved..."

Notably, this is the fifth time that Nitish Kumar as switched sides.

What are the current numbers in the Bihar Assembly? 

In the Assembly of 243 MLAs, the RJD has 79 MLAs; followed by the BJP at 78; JD(U) at 45, Congress at 19, the CPI (M-L) at 12, CPI(M) and CPI at 2 each, and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)'s at 4. The other two seats are with the AIMIM and an Independent candidate.