After drubbing, Nitish quits
BJP sweep in Bihar hits JD-U hard
Sharad Yadav hints at tie-up with Lalu
New Delhi/Patna, May 17
The BJP’s impressive victory has changed political dynamics in many states, including Bihar, the state managed by its friend-turned-foe Nitish Kumar of the JD-U. A day after the ruling JD-U suffered an embarrassing rout in the General Election, Nitish today resigned as the Bihar Chief Minister. The JD-U won only two seats, while the BJP and its allies secured 31 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar after submitting his resignation to the Governor in Patna on Saturday. PTI

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In Delhi, Modi plays peacemaker
New Delhi, May 17
Prime Minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi will be formally elected as the leader of the BJP parliamentary party on May 20 -- a formality before he takes charge of the Prime Minister's Office.

BJP PM designate Narendra Modi performs ‘Ganga Aarti’ along with party leaders Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah in Varanasi. PTI Nation page: Let’s clean up Kashi: Modi

Sonia, Rahul set to offer resignations
Stormy CWC meet on cards Many heads could roll
New Delhi, May 17
Reduced to a historic low in the Lok Sabha, the Congress will take one hard look at itself on Monday when party’s working committee will go into reasons behind its decimation and fix accountability.

Bikramjit murder: Six cops sacked
Amritsar, May 17
The Batala police today dismissed six policemen — three assistant sub inspectors and three head constables — allegedly involved in the kidnap and murder of a jail inmate, Bikramjit Singh.

Mixed response to Modi’s victory in Pakistan
The BJP’s landslide victory in the Indian elections under the leadership of Narendra Modi has been received with a mixed feeling of apprehensions and optimism in Pakistan. Most analysts and leading newspapers in editorial comments have noted that the elections, while signaling an emphatic rightward shift, have thrown up a hardliner leader with explicitly communal background dedicated to an agenda for economic empowerment and regeneration.