New Delhi: Former Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar had come to Delhi with its supporting MLAs on Tuesday night to show the majority support to President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
He had come with 130 MLAs who support his claim to form a new government in Bihar.
The move by Nitish Kumar, who has been elected as the new JD-U Legislature Party Leader in place of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, came after he questioned the “delay” by Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi in defusing the political crisis.
Nitish Kumar and MLAs supporting him landed in Delhi in two commercial flights.
Some sources of President House said that President will decide on Wednesday on the plea of Nitish Kumar to present supporting MLAs before him.
Kumar said he was forced to take MLAs to the national capital to present them before Mukherjee as Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi had not taken any decision.
At Patna airport, Nitish said, “It is more than 24 hours and no decision has come from the Bihar Governor in regard to our claim to form the government. The majority is in our favor and we will inform the President of India about it. We will take our MLAs to him around 2.15 pm on Wednesday.”
He also said, “We took the entire bunch of 130 supporting MLAs to Raj Bhavan, gave letters of support from all of them on February 8. Then what is there to study… There is no rationale in delaying the decision to invite me to form a government.”
Notify that Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi had refused to resign and claimed that he still enjoys support of a majority of MLAs while Kumar has demanded that either the Governor call him to prove his majority or Manjhi.
Manjhi has sought a trial of strength by secret vote in the Assembly. The JD-U has expelled him from the party for “anti-party” activities and the Speaker declared him an unattached MLA.
Besides about 99 JD-U MLAs, Kumar has been accompanied by supporting RJD, Congress, Communist and independent legislators.
Kumar had met Tripathi on Tuesday to stake claim to form government while Manjhi, who also met the Governor later, refuted his former mentor’s claim.
Notable that Kumar has ruled the state as the Chief Minister from 2005 to mid-2014 and had been again elected the leader of JD-U Legislature Party (JDULP) yesterday. He said the delay on part of the Governor vitiates the atmosphere and promotes horse-trading.
Bureau Report
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