New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Kripal Yadav on Monday described former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar''s resignation on Saturday as an act of pure drama, and insisted that Kumar would do his best to cling onto power in the state.

“Nitish Kumar is a Drama King; he is still in power because of that. The people have lost confidence in him, and even his own party MLAs are against him. He devised this game plan for power and will do anything to stay in power,” Yadav said. On being asked if the BJP was in a position to provide an alternate government in the state, Yadav said, “Right now, the BJP does not have a majority.