India, Dec. 21 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for New Delhi on Sunday to meet top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, officials said.

He is scheduled to meet PM Modi, Shah and other senior BJP leaders on Monday before returning to Patna in the evening, said a senior Janata Dal (United) functionary.

"The meeting of the CM with the PM and HM will happen on Monday. It is important as it is the first since the swearing-in last month, which both the PM and Home Minister had attended, and after the rollout of the third edition of the 7-Resolves programme to give Bihar a development push," he added.

The leader added, "It calls for smooth Centre-state coord...