Nitish, Tejashwi hug it out, call for Oppn unity ahead of 2024 polls

Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar resigned as the chief minister of Bihar today, dumping the BJP for a second time. The JD(U) leader met the Governor and staked the claim to form a new government in Bihar and submitted a list of 164 MLAs belonging to seven parties supporting him.

Updated: August 10, 2022 17:53 IST

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JD-U leader Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time, during a ceremony at Rajbhawan in Patna today. Nitish ended his alliance with the BJP on Tuesday, resigned as the coalition Chief Minister, only to stake claim again hours later. (PTI Photo) )

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The JD(U) leader met the Governor and staked the claim to form a new government in Bihar. He also submitted a list of 164 MLAs belonging to seven parties, including the RJD, Congress, Hindustani Awam Morcha, Left parties and one independent, supporting him. The picture shows Nitish Kumar with deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav speaking to the media after their swearing-in ceremony at Rajbhawan in Patna, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav leave after meeting Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, in Patna, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Kumar twice met the Governor, first to hand in his resignation as NDA CM and then after being elected leader of the RJD-led 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) to stake claim for the top job in the state once again. (PTI Photo)

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Nitish was unanimously elected as leader of the grand alliance comprising the JD(U), RJD and Congress at a joint meeting of these parties.(PTI Photo)

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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav seeks blessings from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister during a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, in Patna, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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JD-U leader Nitish Kumar being greeted by Governor Phagu Chauhan after he was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Bihar, during a ceremony at Rajbhawan in Patna on Wednesday. Leaders of the BJP, which is the second largest party in the assembly with 77 MLAs, remained absent at the swearing in ceremony. (PTI Photo)

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and other leaders during the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, in Patna. Senior BJP leader and former Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi had claimed that the party, with which Kumar broke his alliance the previous day, had received “no invitation”. (PTI Photo)

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Nitish Kumar with HAM-S Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi during the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, in Patna, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo)