RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`s decision to enter the Rajya Sabha as a "betrayal of the people`s mandate," alleging that the BJP engineered the move to install a "rubber stamp" chief minister in the socialist stronghold

Nitish Kumar, who has served as chief minister for a record 10 terms since 2005, said he would continue to support the state’s governance even after stepping aside from the top post