Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM again - July 26, 2017
Nitish Kumar on Wednesday, July 26, resigned as the chief minister of Bihar for yet another time. This time, the reason was again something related to Lalu Prasad, who though for a change, was sitting on the same side of the table with Kumar. But yet, the differences were unbridgeable. The JD(U) chief resigned this time citing irreconcilable differences with ally RJD on charges of corruption against the deputy chief minister, Tejashwi Yadav, the son of Lalu Prasad Yadav. Kumar's resignation, for many, was just a matter of time given the tension which was building in the grand alliance over the past several months. The latest development now puts Nitish Kumar at a major crossroads of his political career. Seen as a deft administrator who compromises little with his transparent image, Kumar has been seen fighting fierce battles of morality against opponents – national or regional – over the past few years and in most cases, he is the man who retreated, either individ