JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan and handed his resignation as the state chief minister. This comes after the JDU confirmed its split from the BJP. <br /> <br />Earlier, Nitish Kumar held a meeting with all MLAs and MPs of JD(U) at the chief minister's residence on Tuesday amid talks of splitting from the BJP. <br /> <br />Nitish may now seek to revive his hope of being seen as a long-term rival to Prime Minister Narendra Modi nationally. There is also a theory of Nitish Kumar, once out of the NDA, emerging as one of the prime ministerial candidates in 2024 if the Congress does not do too well.
