Jitan Ram Manjhi quits as Bihar CM before trust vote
Moneylife Digital Team 20 February 2015
Hours before the crucial trust vote, Jitan Ram Manjhi has reportedly resigned as Bihar's chief minister
 
Jitan Ram Manjhi has reportedly resigned as chief minister of Bihar, hours before the crucial trust vote in the state assembly. 
 
Manjhi, who was expelled by the JD (U) earlier this month, had so far refused to resign and had insisted that he had the support to remain chief minister.
 
Earlier in the day, Manjhi met Governor KN Tripathi amid reports that he did not have enough numbers to win the trust vote despite support from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
 
Manjhi is also said to have recommended the dissolution of the Bihar assembly too. 
 
BJP had decided to vote with the Manjhi faction in the confidence vote, hoping that this will win it support from the state's sizeable ‘Mahadalit' community. 
 
BJP state unit chief Sushil Kumar Modi had said that the legislative party will vote in favour of Manjhi. Sources said all 87 BJP MLAs were unanimous that the party should back Manjhi. 
 
Nitish Kumar has claimed the support of 130 MLAs. This includes MLAs of JD(U), RJD, Congress and Left parties. 
 
Responding to Manjhi's resignation, Kumar said the BJP's game plan has been exposed. 
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