North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: Amidst the turmoil in Bihar politics, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and national president Nitin Nabin resigned from his MLA post on Monday. Nitin Naveen, who has been MLA from Patna’s Bankipur seat for five consecutive terms, will now start a new innings in the Rajya Sabha. After being elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on March 16, he resigned from the membership of the Bihar Assembly today under constitutional rules. With this step of his, the sound of a new era is being heard in Bihar BJP.
20 years journey from Bankipur and tears in eyes After the resignation, Nitin Naveen shared a very emotional post on social media. Recalling his political journey, he wrote that after the death of his father Naveen Kishore Prasad Sinha in 2006, the party had entrusted him with the responsibility. From then till today, the people of Bankipur have loved him like a family member. Naveen said, “Today I am leaving the post of MLA, but my unbreakable relationship with the people of Bankipur and my workers will always remain.” He also expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, under whose leadership he got the opportunity to serve as a minister.
Resignation postponed on Sunday, final held today There was suspense since Sunday morning regarding the resignation of Nitin Naveen. The Assembly Secretariat had fixed the time of resignation at 8:40 am and Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar had also reached Patna from Delhi. But suddenly due to some unavoidable reasons and busyness in Assam election campaign, the resignation program was postponed. As soon as he reached Patna on Monday morning, Nitin Naveen first went to the Assembly Speaker’s office and submitted his resignation letter, which put an end to all the speculations.
New role in Rajya Sabha and future of Bihar Nitin Naveen will now play an important role in central politics. He is likely to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on April 10. Political experts believe that Nitin Naveen’s resignation and Nitish Kumar leaving the Legislative Council are signs of a major ‘change of power’ in Bihar. BJP is now preparing to lead the state on its own, and giving big responsibility at the national level to an experienced leader like Nitin Naveen is considered to be a part of this strategy.
