North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: Today, Nitish Kumar’s oath as Chief Minister’s post is a common political discussion, but do you know that there was a time when he became the Chief Minister, but his government was only 7 days? This is the story of the year 2000, when the politics of Bihar was standing at an exciting turn, where the game of the chair was changing every hour.
This was the period when Bihar was not separated from Jharkhand and Lalu Prasad Yadav’s party was dominated by RJD.
When the election results complicated the whole game
Bihar Assembly elections were held in the year 2000. If the results come, no party or coalition got the magic figure of 163 seats required to form a government. Lalu Yadav’s RJD emerged as the largest party with 124 seats, but remained away from the majority. On the other hand, Nitish Kumar’s Samata Party and BJP’s NDA alliance also did not have the MLA to form government.
In such a situation, everyone’s eyes were on the Raj Bhavan as to who the then Governor Vinod Chandra Pandey calls to form the government.
Nitish stakes, but the game turned upside down
Amidst all the speculation, the Governor ignored the largest party RJD and invited NDA leader Nitish Kumar to form the government. On March 3, 2000, Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time in his life. But this crown was full of thorns. The Governor asked him to prove his majority in the assembly within 7 days.
The real political drama started from here. Nitish Kumar and NDA’s big leaders were united day and night to bring the MLAs required for the majority into their court, but Lalu Prasad Yadav’s political management was overshadowing them. Each MLA was precious and everyone was trying to draw towards them.
As the 7-day period came to an end, Nitish Kumar realized that he would not be able to reach the magical figures. Finally, Nitish Kumar resigned from his post on 10 March, 2000, on March 10, 2000, to face the floor test and to avoid losing.
His first government fell without any work, without proving a majority. After this, the governor called the largest party leader Rabri Devi to form the government and successfully proved his majority. This 7 -day anecdote is still one of the most memorable chapters of Bihar politics.
