NDA meet on Sunday to elect leader in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that NDA leaders will meet on Sunday at 12.30 pm to formally elect its leader. 

The decision was taken at a meeting of the leaders of the four NDA constituents in Bihar–the JD(U), BJP, HAM and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) at the residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday.

“On November 15, at 12:30 pm all the NDA MLAs will hold a joint meeting, all decisions will be notified”, Nitish Kumar told reporters today. 

The BJP won 74 seats while JD(U)-43 in recently concluded assembly elections.

The top leadership of the BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has emphatically endorsed Nitish Kumar as the next chief minister.

The RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav, emerged as the single-largest party with 75 seats. The opposition alliance won 110 seats.