India, April 14 -- Nitish Kumar on Tuesday resigned as Bihar's chief minister after a decades-long tenure, marking a significant political transition in the state, but assured full cooperation and guidance to the incoming government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Soon after tendering his resignation to Governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain, Kumar said, "We did a lot of work for the people of Bihar and a lot more will be done in the state in the days to come, and Bihar will advance a great deal," in a post on X, his last as the CM.

Expressing gratitude and extending his best wishes to all, Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, said, "After today's cabinet meeting, I met the Governor and submitted my resignation t...