AFTER MAHAGATHBANDHAN
June 5: Nitish named CM candidate of JD (U)-led Grand Alliance (GA)
Nov 8: GA wins 178 out of 243 assembly seats, forms government
2016
Jan 21: First signs of trouble in GA with RJD national vice-president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh blaming Nitish for law and order situation in Bihar
Sept 29: Nitish praises surgical strikes by the army across LoC
Nov 9: A day after demonetisation, Nitish and Lalu differ on Modi’s step
2017
Jan 5: PM shares stage with Nitish in Patna, praises him on total prohibition
May 26: Nitish skips lunch hosted by Sonia Gandhi to discuss joint Opposition candidate for presidential post
May 27: Nitish attends lunch hosted by Modi, also holds private meeting with Modi June 21: Nitish pledges support to former Bihar governor, Ram Nath Kovind, NDA’s candidate for President
July 7: CBI raids 12 locations related to Lalu in connection with an alleged land-for-hotel scam. His son and deputy CM Tejashwi, wife Rabri Devi, associates named in FIR
July 10: RJD rules out Tejashwi’s resignation July 11: Nitish breaks silence, tells Tejashwi to reply “fact-wise” in public
July 18: Tejashwi meets Nitish after Cabinet meeting to explain his stand
July 26: Lalu reiterates Tejashwi will not resign; Nitish submits resignation. BJP extends support to him July 27: Nitish sworn in as CM