<p>Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi may take support from the BJP to run the government, a minister said Saturday, after the JD-U legislature party elected Nitish Kumar as its leader.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We will take support of the BJP to run the government if there is any such need," minister Narendra Singh, who is considered close to Manjhi, told the media.<br /><br />The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, did not say anything about supporting Manjhi.<br />Narendra Singh and another minister Bhim Singh left for Delhi to talk to the BJP's national leadership to get the party's support, a Janata Dal-United leader said.<br />During a cabinet meeting Saturday, both these ministers supported the move of the chief minister to dissolve the Bihar assembly.<br /><br />According to officials in the Chief Minister's Office, Manjhi was likely to leave for Delhi Saturday night to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday.<br /><br />Manjhi, who had earlier recommended the dismissal of two ministers and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi accepted it, later recommended the dismissal of 15 more ministers of his cabinet.<br /><br />However, party leaders close to Nitish Kumar, who was elected the new leader of the JD-U legislature party, said party president Sharad Yadav has appealed to all legislators to support Nitish Kumar.<br /><br />The JD-U has 115 legislators in the 243-member assembly. It is supported by 24 legislators of Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal, five of the Congress, one from the Communist Party of India and two independents -- that is more than the simple majority figure of 122.<br /><br />The opposition BJP has 88 legislators and it enjoys the support of three independents. Five seats are vacant at present.</p>
<p>Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi may take support from the BJP to run the government, a minister said Saturday, after the JD-U legislature party elected Nitish Kumar as its leader.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We will take support of the BJP to run the government if there is any such need," minister Narendra Singh, who is considered close to Manjhi, told the media.<br /><br />The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, did not say anything about supporting Manjhi.<br />Narendra Singh and another minister Bhim Singh left for Delhi to talk to the BJP's national leadership to get the party's support, a Janata Dal-United leader said.<br />During a cabinet meeting Saturday, both these ministers supported the move of the chief minister to dissolve the Bihar assembly.<br /><br />According to officials in the Chief Minister's Office, Manjhi was likely to leave for Delhi Saturday night to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday.<br /><br />Manjhi, who had earlier recommended the dismissal of two ministers and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi accepted it, later recommended the dismissal of 15 more ministers of his cabinet.<br /><br />However, party leaders close to Nitish Kumar, who was elected the new leader of the JD-U legislature party, said party president Sharad Yadav has appealed to all legislators to support Nitish Kumar.<br /><br />The JD-U has 115 legislators in the 243-member assembly. It is supported by 24 legislators of Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal, five of the Congress, one from the Communist Party of India and two independents -- that is more than the simple majority figure of 122.<br /><br />The opposition BJP has 88 legislators and it enjoys the support of three independents. Five seats are vacant at present.</p>