Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar steps down from the post of JD(U) cheif

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Patna: In a major political development on Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of JD(U) national president and
handed over the charge to one of his closest aide RCP Singh.The decision was taken during the national executive meeting of the JD(U)
elections in West Bengal and Assam.The development also comes at a time when the JD(U) is at the back foot after six of its seven
legislators in Arunachal Pradesh quit the party and joined the BJP
Our party was supporting BJP but instead of inducting them into the state cabinet, they were taken into the party
Pradesh incident will not affect their alliance with the BJP in Bihar and Nitish Kumar will continue as the Chief Minister.Nitish Kumar who
former IAS officer turned politician, who has also served as the JD(U) general secretary and is considered close to Nitish Kumar