Bihar Political Crisis News Live Updates: Nitish Kumar back in Mahagathbandhan; oath ceremony tomorrow at 2pm

Bihar Political Crisis Live Updates, Bihar Politics News: This is the second time that the Nitish-led JD(U) has snapped ties with BJP in eight years; state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal accuses Nitish Kumar of betraying the people of Bihar.
On a day of fast-moving political developments, Bihar’s mercurial leader Nitish Kumar, soon after resigning as the chief minister, met Governor Phagu Chauhan once again and staked claim to form a new government. Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav accompanied him. The JD(U)-RJD led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) will take oath at 2 pm on Wednesday. Nitish has already been elected leader of the Mahagathbandhan of seven parties. The effective strength of the state Assembly is 242 and the magic figure is 122. Speaking to the media later, Kumar said he submitted a list of 164 MLAs to the governor who will decide when the oath-taking can take place