Overview
- Legislature party meetings on Nov. 19 will elect leaders, Nitish Kumar will resign and present NDA support to the governor, and the outgoing assembly dissolves the same day before the Nov. 20 swearing‑in.
- The BJP appointed Keshav Prasad Maurya as central observer with Arjun Ram Meghwal and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti as co‑observers for its legislature party meeting in Patna.
- JD(U) leaders Lalan Singh and Sanjay Jha made a late‑night dash to Delhi for talks with Amit Shah, then returned to brief Nitish Kumar as negotiations covered deputy CM picks and the Speaker’s post, with BJP sources pushing Prem Kumar for Speaker.
- Berth arithmetic under discussion points to roughly BJP 15–16 and JD(U) about 14, plus LJP(RV) three and one each for HAM(S) and RLM, within the 36‑member constitutional cap.
- The Gandhi Maidan oath ceremony is expected to feature Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior NDA leaders, as Prashant Kishor accepted Jan Suraaj’s defeat and vowed to quit if Rs 2 lakh is delivered to 1.5 crore women within six months while the RJD faces public family discord.