21.   But an opinion poll Wednesday said most people in Bihar also believe their chief minister should quit over corruption allegations.

22.   The ministers quit while two opposition stalwarts resigned from parliament.

23.   Three ministers quit the cabinet of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao cabinet last week after the CBI sought presidential assent to prosecute them for alleged corruption.

24.   It was not clear if the two ministers had also quit the Congress.