Nitish Kumar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the tenth time
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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the JD(U) and BJP won the Bihar assembly elections on November 14 by a sweeping majority of 202 seats in the 243 member assembly.
Janata Dal United President Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the tenth time at the iconic Gandhi Maidan in state capital Patna. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the JD(U) and BJP won the Bihar assembly elections on November 14 by a sweeping majority of 202 seats in the 243 member assembly.
The Janata Dal United secured 85 seats, while the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 89 seats. While Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav could only secure 25 seats and it alliance partner Congress got 6 seats.
Former Bihar minister Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha and 19 other MLAs of the BJP were also administered the oath by the governor of Bihar Arif Mohammad Khan.
Choudhary and Sinha, were Nitish Kumar's deputies in the previous administration and could again hold the positions.
Md Zama Khan, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Surendra Mehata, Narayan Prasad and Rama Nishad other names who took oath at the Gandhi Maidan.
Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party, the Hindustan Awam Morcha of Jitan Ram Manjhi, and the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Manch were given a berth each.
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If Nitish Kumar serves out this term, he will be the longest-serving ever. He will break the record of former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling's 24 years.
