Former Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar addresses a Janata Dal (United) legislature party meeting, in Patna, on April 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Janata Dal (United) on Monday authorised its national president Nitish Kumar to select the new legislature party leader following his resignation as Chief Minister of Bihar. The decision was unanimously taken during the meeting, in the presence of Mr. Kumar. Following the meeting held at 1, Anne Marg, JD(U) chief spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar said, “National president Nitish Kumar ji has been authorised to select the leader of the Legislature Party. The Legislature Party unanimously empowered him to undertake this task.” Published – April 21, 2026 04:50 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation U.S. Labour Secretary resigns amid misconduct probe Man held for prostitution racket in Chennai