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Nitish Kumar Sworn In for Record 10th Term as Bihar Chief Minister

The NDA’s 202-seat mandate returns the alliance to power in Bihar.

Overview

  • At Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, JP Nadda and several NDA chief ministers.
  • BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were sworn in as deputy chief ministers alongside Nitish Kumar.
  • Multiple other ministers also took oath as the new government was constituted, with portfolio allocations to be finalised and a broader expansion possible in the coming days.
  • Reporting on power-sharing indicates roughly 16 berths for the BJP and 14 for JD(U), with LJP(RV) likely to get three and HAM(S) and RLM one each.
  • A three-day session of the new assembly begins on November 26 to swear in members and elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.