Big political suspense of Nitish Kumar! Date fixed for leaving CM’s chair; Will the transfer of power happen in two phases?

Nitish Kumar Resignation Plan: There is a discussion in full swing about when JDU President and elected Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar will resign from the post of Chief Minister of Bihar. However, media reports are claiming that he will not leave his post suddenly. Nitish, who has been leading Bihar for almost two decades, will leave his responsible posts in two installments one by one. Sources say that Nitish will first resign from the membership of Bihar Legislative Council.

According to the law of the country, Nitish is required to resign from the post of MLC by March 30, otherwise his Rajya Sabha membership will automatically end before it starts. His tenure in Rajya Sabha can start from April 10, so till then he can leave the post of MLC and remain the Chief Minister of Bihar. Nitish Kumar may resign from the post of CM in the second week of April, when the time for him to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP will come near.

Mandatory to resign within 14 days

According to Article 101 of the Indian Constitution, Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules 1950 and Section 70 of the Representation of the People Act 1951, a person can be a member of only one of the Parliament and the Legislative Assembly at a time. If a member of the State Legislature is elected as an MP, he has to submit his resignation from membership to the Speaker or Chairman of the House of the Legislature within 14 days of being declared elected. If he does not resign within the stipulated time, the seat in Parliament for which he has been elected will automatically become vacant.

NDA meeting regarding CM

It is likely that in the second week of April Nitish Kumar Apart from BJP, JDU, there should be meetings of MLAs of NDA constituents LJP-R, HAM and RLMO to select the new Chief Minister to replace him. First, each constituent party will elect the leader of its respective legislative party. Finally, in the joint meeting of the NDA Legislature Party, the leader of the alliance should be elected, who will become the CM. If Nitish, who is leaving the power of Bihar, wants, before going to Delhi to take the oath of Rajya Sabha MP, he should install a new CM on the Chief Minister’s chair or complete the formalities of transfer of power after returning to Patna after becoming an MP.

Also read: Before going to Rajya Sabha, Nitish Kumar gave a big gift, inaugurated these development projects in Samriddhi Yatra.

Samriddhi Yatra concludes on 26th March

It cannot be predicted what Nitish will do and when he will do it. But, their prosperity journey The search for a new CM may intensify after it concludes in Patna on March 26. BJP has also said that there has been no discussion in NDA regarding the new CM and the next government.