Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar turned down Janata Dal (United) National Vice-President Prashant Kishor's resignation offer on Saturday.

Prashant Kishor earlier in the day met Nitish Kumar. Their meeting came in the backdrop of Prashant Kishor speaking out openly against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) even while his party JD(U) helped the Bill sail through both the Houses of Parliament.

There is also an apparent difference of opinion in the party over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

"Whatever I had to say on CAA, I told Nitish Kumar, now it all depends on him," Prashant Kishor said.

Prashant Kishor has differences with Nitish Kumar supporting CAA. JD(U) Vice-President Prashant Kishore had also expressed his displeasure through a tweet and appealed to Nitish Kumar to not support the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

But the JD(U) supported the Bill in both Houses of Parliament. Since then, there was a period of speculation about Prashant Kishor that he is about to resign from the JD(U).

Upon being asked if he will resign from the party, Prashant Kishor said, "I have said what I wanted to. I will only speak further after meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar."

Janata Dal-United (JDU) Vice President Prashant Kishor on being asked if he will resign from the party: I have said what I wanted to. I will only speak further after meeting with Chief Minister (Bihar CM Nitish Kumar). #Patna pic.twitter.com/v5oEsEb4zY ANI (@ANI) December 14, 2019

Just hours before his meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal (United) has said that party Vice-President Prashant Kishor was free to leave the party for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019.

Senior party leader and spokesperson Sanjay Singh speaking Exclusively to India Today lashed out at the election strategist turned politician and asserted that his decision to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill was condemnable.

(With inputs from Rohit Kumar Singh in Patna, and agencies)