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Bihar failed to give a clear mandate to any one party following the assembly election in the state and the governor Vinod Pandey seems to be in catch 22 situation. With the Nitish Kumar led National Democratic Alliance, and the Lalu Yadav led RJDM alliance, both in contention but clearly short of a majority. The governor has to decide to wants to form the government. While the RJD president rushed to the capital to drum up support from the Congress. Nitish Kumar met the governor and assured him of having the confidence of 152 MLAs in the Bihar house. Though its Nitish Kumar who now takes charge as the 29th Chief Minister of Bihar. It will be when he goes to prove his majority on the floor of the house. In a few days, the final show of strength will take place. This footage is part of the