Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM

Patna: 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 Lallu Prasad Yadav denied reports that Nitish Kumar sought the resignation of Lalu’s son and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav. This move brings an end to the Grand Alliance which included his party, Lalu Yadav and the Congress.