PATNA, April 5 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Rajya Sabha member on April 10 and the process for the new government formation would begin after that, said Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saroigi, adding that Nitish will be part of the consulting process.

"Nitish Kumar has been elected to the Rajya Sabha and April 10 is fixed for his oath. After that the central leadership of BJP and the NDA will elect its leader. Nitish Kumar will also be part of the process," he told media persons.

On Wednesday, the cabinet meeting has also been called. It could be the last meeting of the Nitish cabinet. Kumar resigned from the Bihar Legislative Council on March 30, while he was elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16. He is to le...