Patna, April 8 JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar will take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday, said Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a close aide of the Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters in Patna, Chaudhary said Kumar will leave for New Delhi on Thursday.
"After being elected to the Rajya Sabha, the Chief Minister is scheduled to take oath as a member of the Upper House in Parliament. He will be leaving (for Delhi) tomorrow and will be sworn in the day after," the JD(U) leader said.
He was also asked about the formation of a new government in the state, which is likely to be a BJP-led one, upon the relinquishment of power by the longest-serving Chief Minister.
Chaudhary said, "That will happen in due course. Upon returning from Delhi, the Chief Minister will resign, and the modalities will be discussed by all NDA partners thereafter."
Speculation is rife that Kumar's son Nishant, who joined the JD(U) last month, could be accommodated in the new government as Deputy Chief Minister.