NITISH KUMAR,CHIEF MINISTER ,BIHAR SUBMITS HIS RESIGNATION

 Chief Minister Bihar Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor D.Y. Patil on Saturday, a day after his party Janata Dal (United) suffered a defeat in the general elections.

An official at the Chief Minister’s residence confirmed that Mr. Kumar has put in his papers.

there was speculation the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar may fall as party legislators would desert him due to bad lok sabha election results.

Nitish Kumar, an engineer by education, has been an MP for six terms and has also served as a union minister.