Bihar Assembly Speaker’s nod to Nitish as JD(U) Legislature Party leader

Feb 8, Patna
Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary Sunday gave recognition to Nitish Kumar as the leader of JD (U) legislature party.
All JD(U) legislatures owing allegiance to Nitish Kumar would be paraded before the Governor to show strength and express their solidarity with Kumar. The party has instructed all legislators to be present in Patna.

The Janata Dal(United) has staked claim to form the next government in Bihar under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
State party President Vashisht Narayan Singh Sunday submitted a letter of support to the Governor in this regard.
He said the RJD, Congress and CPI have also extended their support to Kumar ‘s candidature as the next Chief Minister of Bihar in place of Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Singh also said that he also submitted a letter by party president Sharad Yadav informing the Governor that Manjhi had ceased to be the leader of Legislature Party and his decisions should not be entertained by the Governor.

RJD and Congress have 24 and five members in the state assembly. CPI has one member in the House.