Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday submitted his resignation, ahead of the formation of the new government. He is likely to be sworn in again on Thursday (November 20).On Sunday, Nitish Kumar held a series of meetings with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders at his official residence in Patna to discuss the formation of the new government.According to coalition insiders, the NDA is expected to follow the same formula for portfolio allocation that it adopted during ticket distribution. Under the emerging arrangement, Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) will retain the Chief Minister’s post. The BJP and Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas) are each likely to secure one Deputy Chief Minister’s position, signalling a balanced power-sharing structure within the alliance.As per the Cabinet-sharing formula, the BJP is expected to get 15–16 ministerial berths, the JD(U) around 14, the LJP (RV) three, and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM one each.
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