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Nitish Kumar to Take Oath for Record 10th Term as Bihar Chief Minister on Thursday

The governor invited him to form the NDA government following submission of support from 202 MLAs.

Nitish Kumar’s oath-taking ceremony as the chief minister for a record 10th time will be a grand show matching the scale of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s landslide victory, a leader of his Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) said.
Nitish Kumar taking stock of the ongoing preparations at Gandhi Maidan ahead of the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for November 20.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with NDA leaders presenting resignation letter to Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan at Raj Bhawan in Patna on Wednesday.

Overview

  • Newly elected NDA MLAs unanimously chose Nitish Kumar as their legislative party leader in Patna on Wednesday.
  • Nitish Kumar resigned as head of the outgoing government, met Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to stake his claim, and received an invitation to form the next cabinet.
  • The swearing-in is scheduled at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on November 20, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, JP Nadda and several NDA chief ministers expected to attend.
  • BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were re-elected as the party’s legislature leader and deputy leader, positioning them to continue as deputy chief ministers.
  • Talks on portfolios are ongoing, with party sources indicating a likely division of berths across BJP, JD(U), LJP(RV), HAM-S and RLM as security and logistical arrangements intensify in the capital.