Nitish Kumar To Form Bihar Govt In Alliance With RJD, To Take CM Oath On August 10
Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal United and Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, once again united to form government in Bihar. On August 9, after announcing exit from the NDA-BJP alliance, Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation as NDA CM to Governor Phagu Chauhan and staked claim for an independent BJP-free government in Bihar. Declared JDU leader unanimously, Nitish Kumar will take oath as Bihar CM at 4pm, on August 10.