Nitish Kumar To Resign As Bihar CM? JDU Chief Likely To File Rajya Sabha Nomination, Say Sources | India News
Last Updated:March 04, 2026, 16:27 IST Nitish Kumar, the JDU chief, is set to file his nomination for the upper house of Parliament on Thursday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Bihar’s political circles were abuzz amid growing speculation that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may step down from the state’s top post after being elected to the Rajya Sabha. The JDU chief is set to file his nomination for the upper house of Parliament on Thursday and News18 Hindi sources confirmed that he will not continue as Bihar’s Chief Minister once elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The development triggered a flurry of questions about who will succeed him and what role, if any, his son Nishant Kumar will play in the new political arrangement. Nishant Kumar In Frame Sources told News18 Hindi that Nishant Kumar could be elevated to the post of Deputy Chief Minister. While no official confirmation has come from the JDU or the NDA alliance, chatter around his name has grown, with at least one senior minister close to Nitish …


