Nitish Kumar set for another U-turn? How numbers stack up in Bihar

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Grand Alliance. in Bihar is on the verge of falling apart amid reports that chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to return to the BJP-led..

Sources have indicated that Nitish, who is the 8-time chief minister of Bihar, could tender his resignation by Sunday morning and take oath for a record 9th time with BJP's support...

Here's how the numbers stack up in Bihar:..

Nitish joins hands with BJP: In this scenario, a new government can easily be formed since a BJP-JD(U) alliance will have the requisite numbers in the assembly..

RJD stakes claim to form government: In case RJD, which was the single largest party after the 2020 elections, stakes claim after Nitish's exit, it will have to prove its strength in the assembly..

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