JD-U to parade legislators in Rashtrapati Bhavan: Nitish Kumar

Patna, Feb 10: Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state, former chief minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday said his party will parade his supporter legislators in Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday. "I, along with legislators, will go to Delhi by Tuesday evening flight to meet President (Pranab Mukherjee) after we did not receive any invitation from the governor 24 hours after staking claim to form the next government," Nitish Kumar told reporters here. Nitish Kumar said he will parade his supporter legislators before the country's president. "I have requested the president to give us time to meet him Feb 11." Nitish Kumar, along with 130 legislators of his Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), the Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI), Monday went to Bihar Raj Bhavan here to show his strength. The move was to stake claim to forming the next government in the state after meeting Governor Tripathi. Nitish Kumar later said they would wait for the governor's decision to invite him to take oath and form the next government.