Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) President Nitish Kumar has resigned from his membership of the State Legislative Council, in compliance with constitutional provisions, following his recent election to the Rajya Sabha. JD(U) MLC Sanjay Gandhi submitted Nitish Kumar's resignation letter to the Chairman of the Legislative Council, Awadhesh Narayan Singh. Speaking to media persons in Patna, Senior Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary shared the information and stated that this was part of a constitutional process.
An official announcement regarding the Chief Minister's resignation is expected soon. Nitish Kumar was unopposed elected to the Upper House of Parliament on the 16th of this month. Meanwhile, BJP National President Nitin Nabin resigned from his membership of the Bihar Legislative Assembly today, in line with constitutional provisions, after being elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month. The BJP Chief submitted his resignation to the party's State President, Sanjay Saraogi, who later forwarded it to Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar.
Speaking to reporters, Speaker Kumar said, "Mr. Nabin's resignation has been accepted." Earlier, the BJP National President had announced his resignation in a social media post. He addressed his constituents from the Bankipur assembly seat in Bihar and reflected on his political journey. Mr. Nabin said he will continue to work tirelessly for the development of Bihar and the progress of his constituency, Bankipur.