Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday. Reports said Kumar cited a crisis in the ruling Congress-RJD-JD(U) alliance as the reason behind his resignation. This comes after RJD's Lalu Prasad Yadav denied reports that Nitish Kumar sought the resignation of Lalu's son and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav.