Nitish refuses to withdraw resignation, to choose next CM

Bihar will have a new chief minister chosen by Nitish Kumar who today refused to take back his resignation despite repeated pleas by JD(U) legislators to continue in office.
Bihar JD(U) President Basistha Narayan Singh told newsmen after a crucial meeting of the JD(U) legislature party here that it was decided that Kumar would continue to lead the party and coordinate between the party and the state government.
Time has been sought from Governor D Y Patil this evening and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav, Kumar and he would go to the Raj Bhawan, Singh said.
On the JD(U)LP meeting, the second on the issue since yesterday, he said the legislators accepted Kumar's decision to stick to his decision to resign with a heavy heart and authorised him to choose a new leader to head the JD(U) government.

He refused to provide any name as the next Chief minister and said Kumar had been authorised to decide it.
"He (Kumar) will take a decision to select a new leader to become CM soon," Singh, who was flanked by state minister Shyam Rajak and two MLCs and state party spokespersons Sanjay Singh and Neeraj Kumar, said.