Nitish Kumar Swearing-In Ceremony: He will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar this afternoon.
New Delhi:
Nitish Kumar is sworn in for a fourth consecutive term as Chief Minister of Bihar this afternoon, and 14 other ministers will be sworn in with him. His new MPs – Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi of the BJP – will be among those taking the oath today at the event attended by Home Secretary Amit Shah. BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi – Nitish Kumar’s chief deputy minister for much of his 15-year reign – has been replaced. He is likely to be sent to the center as Union Minister. The NDA won state elections last week with a slim majority and secured 125 of Bihar’s 243 assembly seats, three above the halfway mark.
The NDA campaign relied heavily on speeches by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the state at least four times during the month-long election campaign and was seen sharing the stage with Nitish Kumar .
Live updates from the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar:
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Bihar Chief Minister Designate Nitish Kumar to be held in Patna today. The RJD said it was boycotting the event because the warrant was against the NDA. Read here
Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a fourth consecutive term this afternoon, and 14 other ministers will be sworn in with him.
