A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned taking moral responsibility for the rout of his Janata Dal (United) in the state in the General Elections, party MLAs will meet here today to choose their leader and decide the party's future course of action.
Janta Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav has said a new government led by JD (U) will be formed in the state.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, he said his party is ready to sink differences with RJD Chief Lalu Prasad for forming a secular alliance government in Bihar.
Nitish Kumar had resigned yesterday as Chief Minister taking the moral responsibility for JD(U)'s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections. He however did not recommend dissolution of the assembly.
On Friday, in a terse statement, Kumar said that he "respected the mandate of the people" in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In an election where the BJP and JD(U) fought separately after their political divorce in 2013 over projecting Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial nominee of the BJP-led NDA, Nitish Kumar's party could win just two seats.
In the 243-member Bihar Assembly, JD(U) has 115 members, BJP 89 and RJD 21.
JD(U) has the support of four members of Congress, one of CPI and two Independents. There are six vacancies.
