Nitish Kumar to be CM candidate for Bihar polls

Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the JD(U)-RJD combine in Bihar, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav announced on Monday. (Source: Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

The announcement resolved a major irritant in the alliance between the two parties to take on the BJP in coming Assembly elections in the state. (Source: Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

Prior to the meeting, Nitish Kumar met with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at the latter’s residence for about an hour, in a clear signal that the Congress was with the Bihar CM.

Congress leader Amarinder Singh at Sonia Gandhi residence in New Delhi on Monday. (Source: Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

Himachal Chief Minister Veer Bhadra Singh at Sonia Gandhi residence in New Delhi on Monday. (Source: Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

Congress Leader B S Hudda at Sonia Gandhi residence in New Delhi on Monday. (Source: Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)