Patna: JD-U leader Nitish Kumar will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Bihar on February 22 after Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday, less than an hour before a confidence vote in the state assembly.
Later, Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi invited Nitish Kumar to form the next government, a party spokesperson said.
“Governor Tripathi has invited Nitish Kumar to form the next government after he met him at Raj Bhavan and formally staked claim,” Janata Dal-United spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said.
Nitish Kumar Friday publicly apologised to the people for his “mistake” for having resigned as chief minister last year.
“I admit that I made a mistake by resigning as chief minister. I publicly apologise for it to the people of Bihar. Please forgive me, as I will not repeat my mistake,” Nitish Kumar said at a press conference here.
