Nitish Kumar quits as Bihar CM; Twitterati praises JD(U) leader's decision

Prime Minister lauds him for taking a stand against corruption

Amid the prevailing tension in the Bihar Grand Alliance, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to the state governor Keshri Nath Tripathi, citing differences with ally RJD on the issue of corruption charges against Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav. Kumar’s decision to quit was taken at a meeting of JD(U) MLAs today evening. 
 

"In the circumstances that prevail in Bihar, it became difficult to run the grand alliance government. I tried to keep the ‘Grand Alliance’ but can’t work in this atmosphere anymore." Nitish told reporters outside Raj Bhavan. Nitish has made it clear that he will not compromise