JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was chosen leader of the NDA in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners here on Wednesday, state minister Shrawon Kumar said.

Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister for a record 10th time at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.

Soon after his election as leader of the NDA in Bihar, Kumar along with other senior leaders of the alliance partners went to meet Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, to tender his resignation as the head of the outgoing government.

The Governor accepted his resignation and asked him to continue as caretaker CM till a new government is formed, said state BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal.

The JD(U) chief is also expected to submit a letter of support from all NDA constituents to the Governor for the formation of

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