New Delhi, April 14 -- After nearly two decades of shaping Bihar's political landscape, Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister on Tuesday, just hours after dissolving his cabinet, as confirmed by news agencies ANI and PTI. The state's longest-serving Chief Minister arrived at Lok Bhavan in Patna to submit his resignation to Governor Syed Ata Hasnain. Notably, Kumar had taken oath as a Member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10.

The Bihar cabinet dissolution came after a final cabinet meeting at the Old Secretariat in Patna, where Nitish Kumar informed his ministerial colleagues of his decision, a constitutional formality required before a chief minister may formally resign.

Earlier PTI quoted, State minister Ram Kripal Yadav, speaking to re...