Sources told NDTV that the new chief minister after Kumar’s likely exit is expected to be from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had emerged as the single-largest party in last year’s Bihar assembly election. Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar may take over as a deputy chief minister.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has been chosen to represent the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, with the support of Congress in the March 16 Rajya Sabha polls. Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar announced that his party is committed to giving full support to Pawar after confirmation from the high command.

The incident occurred when several vehicles of Vijay’s fans collided as they were following him. Vijay, a film chief of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has been in the limelight since a stampede at one of his rallies last year left dozens of people dead.