Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to be elected as leader of the NDA on Wednesday ahead of the formation of a new government under his leadership in the state on November 20.

Kumar, who will take oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time, will be first elected as leader of the JD(U) legislature party at 11 am on Wednesday and after that, the leader of the NDA at 3.30 pm, before tendering his resignation to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as head of the outgoing government, sources said.

He will also submit a letter of support from all alliance partners of the NDA to the governor for the formation of the new government.

The current assembly will be dissolved on Wednesday.

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Nov 19,

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