The JD(U) legislature party on Sunday unanimously decided that Nitish Kumar, who quit as Bihar chief minister on Saturday following his party's rout in the Lok Sabha polls, will continue as chief minister.
A JD(U) leader, who attended the meeting at chief minister's official residence here, said that JD(U) legislature party expressed its full faith in Nitish Kumar and decided to re-elect him as their leader.
Senior JD-U legislator Narendra Singh's resolution that Nitish Kumar will be the leader was supported by all legislators present in the meeting.
According to JD-U leaders, the party will formally announce the decision soon.
The JD-U won only two of the state's 40 Lok Sabha seats - as against 20 seats 2009, when it was in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The JD-U parted ways with the BJP last year ending a 17-year long tie-up.
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