Double exit: Nitish quits as MLC, Nitin resigns as Bihar MLA

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) on Monday. His resignation as an MLC was all the more necessary as the constitutional provision says that one has to resign from the House within 14 days of being elected to Parliament. Nitish was elected as member of the Rajya Sabha on March 16. Nitish will, however, continue to be the Chief Minister of Bihar till he takes his oath as Rajya Sabha member in the second week of April.However, with his resignation as MLC, attention now turns to his successor, as this could herald a significant shift in Bihar’s political landscape after over two decades dominated by his leadership.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin, who was also elected as Rajya Sabha member on March 16, on Monday resigned as member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Nitin has been an MLA from Bankipur in Patna since 2006. His resignation was submitted to the Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, while Nitish’s close aide Sanjay Gandhi submitted Bihar CM’s resignation as an MLC to the Legislative Council Chairman Awadhesh Kumar Singh.