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.&nbsp;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. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;Choudhary and Sinha, were Nitish Kumar's deputies in the previous administration and could again hold the positions.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Chief Minister of Bihar

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. 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.

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.

Nitish Kumar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the tenth time

After a thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly election, Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislature party on Wednesday (Nov 19), He will now stake a claim to form a government in Bihar. Earlier, today, both alliance partners, Chief Minister Kumar-led Janata Dal United (JDU) and the BJP, held their legislature party meetings, retaining the status quo of their top leaders.&nbsp;JDU supremo Nitish Kumar has been re-elected as the leader of the party. While, the BJP MLAs elected Samrat Chaudhary as leader and Vijay Sinha as deputy leader in a meeting in Patna.&nbsp;This move set the stage for Chaudhary and Sinha to continue as deputy chief ministers, as Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar chief minister for a record tenth time at Patna's iconic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/bihar-election-results-2025-nda-bags-202-in-record-win-mahagathbandhan-confined-to-35-bjp-becomes-single-largest-party-1763144795534">Bihar elections: Rs 14,000-crore World Bank fund used by Nitish, BJP to give freebies, claims Prashant Kishor's party</a>&nbsp;"I thank the party leadership and all MLAs who have again given me a chance to lead the party. The BJP has expressed its faith in the BJP and the party will try to meet their expectations," Chaudhary told reporters. The NDA returned to power with a big margin, turning anti-incumbency into pro-incumbency with clinching 202 seats out of 243 seats, with the BJP securing 89, JD(U) 85, Union Minister Chirag Paswan's LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/bihar-election-results-2025-nda-bags-202-in-record-win-mahagathbandhan-confined-to-35-bjp-becomes-single-largest-party-1763144795534">Bihar Election Final Results: NDA bags 202 in record win, Mahagathbandhan confined to 35; BJP becomes single largest party</a>&nbsp;This is the first time the BJP and JD(U) have nearly equal strength in the Assembly. Apart from a setback in 2020, when the party's numbers declined sharply, the JD(U) had been the dominant partner ever since the two parties first won a state election together in 2005,&nbsp;Top leaders of the NDA held a long discussion on Tuesday on the structure of the upcoming government. Union Home Minister AmitShah and BJP president held talks with JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha and Lalan Singh, who represent the regional party in PM Modi's union cabinet &nbsp;

After NDA's historic victory in Bihar Assembly elections, Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar chief minister for a record tenth time at Patna's iconic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.




After a thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly election, Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislature party on Wednesday (Nov 19), He will now stake a claim to form a government in Bihar. Earlier, today, both alliance partners, Chief Minister Kumar-led Janata Dal United (JDU) and the BJP, held their legislature party meetings, retaining the status quo of their top leaders. JDU supremo Nitish Kumar has been re-elected as the leader of the party. While, the BJP MLAs elected Samrat Chaudhary as leader and Vijay Sinha as deputy leader in a meeting in Patna. This move set the stage for Chaudhary and Sinha to continue as deputy chief ministers, as Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar chief minister for a record tenth time at Patna's iconic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Also Read: Bihar elections: Rs 14,000-crore World Bank fund used by Nitish, BJP to give freebies, claims Prashant Kishor's party "I thank the party leadership and all MLAs who have again given me a chance to lead the party. The BJP has expressed its faith in the BJP and the party will try to meet their expectations," Chaudhary told reporters. The NDA returned to power with a big margin, turning anti-incumbency into pro-incumbency with clinching 202 seats out of 243 seats, with the BJP securing 89, JD(U) 85, Union Minister Chirag Paswan's LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4. Also Read: Bihar Election Final Results: NDA bags 202 in record win, Mahagathbandhan confined to 35; BJP becomes single largest party This is the first time the BJP and JD(U) have nearly equal strength in the Assembly. Apart from a setback in 2020, when the party's numbers declined sharply, the JD(U) had been the dominant partner ever since the two parties first won a state election together in 2005, Top leaders of the NDA held a long discussion on Tuesday on the structure of the upcoming government. Union Home Minister AmitShah and BJP president held talks with JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha and Lalan Singh, who represent the regional party in PM Modi's union cabinet

After NDA's historic victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar chief minister for a record tenth time at Patna's iconic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.&nbsp;

Nitish Kumar elected NDA legislature leader, set to take oath as Bihar CM for record tenth time

With elections scheduled in two phases on November 6 and 11, and results on November 14, Nitish’s political moves continue to shape Bihar’s electoral landscape.

With elections scheduled in two phases on November 6 and 11, and results on November 14, Nitish’s political moves continue to shape Bihar’s electoral landscape.

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