In Bihar, the JD(U) Legislature party has decided to take the final call on choosing a new leader today in the wake of the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Party MLAs yesterday unanimously chose Nitish as their leader and insisted that he withdraw his resignation, but Nitish refused. He sought a day's time to decide on the matter. After the meeting in Patna, JD(U) General Secretary Anjani Kumar said that party’s MLA want Nitish to continue as the Chief Minister.

Nitish had stepped down from the top post on Saturday after taking moral responsibility for the ruling party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. Party national president Sharad Yadav yesterday refused to comment on the speculation about a possible alliance between the JD(U) and Lalu Yadav's RJD. Earlier he faced protest from party supporters assembled outside Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna for allegedly being behind the resignation.

Meanwhile BJP delegation headed by Sushil Kumar Modi met Bihar Governor and urged him to take a final decision after consulting with all the MLA’s.

Laloo Prasad has not reacted on the recent development. Meanwhile, Congress legislature meeting will be held today in Patna.

In another development, three rebel RJD MLAs yesterday resigned from the Assembly. Samrat Chaudhary, Ram Lakhan Ram Raman and Javed Iqbal Ansari submitted their resignation letters to Assembly Speaker Udai Narayan Choudhary. Chaudhary told reporters in Patna that they would join JD(U).