LIVE: Bihar CM seeks time to meet Guv amid reports of resignation today

Latest LIVE updates: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sought time to meet the Governor this morning. Reports suggest that the Bihar CM is likely to submit his resignation today. An official told PTI that government offices like the secretariat have been asked to remain open on Sundays “in view of the hectic activity expected during the day”, which may see a new government with the support of the BJP.

Amid the ongoing crisis in the INDIA bloc, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday made a joke about his leadership and said look what happens next. “Those who could not do justice to their alliance parties, whose ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ showed more hatred, had to be dispersed,” the minister said. His comments come in the backdrop of reports claiming that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar might switch sides by pulling his party JD(U) out of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will address a public meeting today and launch the party’s campaign in the state for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Dehradun. “He is going across the country. We are grateful that he has chosen Uttarakhand to make his call for change,” party leader Harish Rawat said.