Later, speaking to reporters after the party's national council meeting in Delhi, he said that he has accepted the post of the national president of the party.
Addressing the media after the meeting, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said, "After the resignation of Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, CM Nitish Kumar has been elected as the new national president of the party..."
"A self-respecting person never accepts this type of farewell. When the party and the leadership do not have confidence in him, there is no point in holding that post. He (Lalan Singh) should have resigned earlier," Vijay Kumar Sinha said.
Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh tendered his resignation as Janata Dal-United national president amid speculations of a leadership change, sources said on Friday.
Amid speculations on his potential elevation as Janata Dal (United) national president, Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary dismissed all reports and said that Lalan Singh, present national president of the party, is working fine.
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Thursday refuted rumours of Lalan Singh's resignation as party president on Thursday, saying that Nitish Kumar, Lalan Singh and he have been together for the last 48 years, so why would he resign?
Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Thursday dismissed the rumours about the resignation of party president Lalan Singh from the post and said that the decisions to be taken in the crucial meetings in the national capital would be disclosed later.
Amid speculations around the national executive meeting of the Janata Dal (United) in the national capital, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that the Friday meeting is part of the party's tradition and it takes place once in a year.
Dialling down the controversy triggered after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's remarks on the importance of women's education to control the population, JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Wednesday said that the comments of his party's supremo were not objectionable.
"Whatever was announced yesterday in Bihar Vidhan Sabha regarding the census is a step towards development with justice...The Bihar government is working for development, taking into consideration justice, while the government in Delhi is not doing any development..." JDU President said.
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar distributed appointment letters to teachers, Janata Dal-United (JDU) National President Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh criticized the BJP-led central government, asserting that it has failed to fulfill any of its promises.