Patna, NFAPost: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record tenth time at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The ceremony took place on Thursday morning after NDA swept the Bihar polls last week.
Altogether, 26 Cabinet Ministers took oath, out of which 14 are from BJP, eight from JD(U), two from LJP (RV) and one each from HAM (S) and RLM. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to them.
Among those in attendance were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief ministers from BJP-ruled states, and leaders from allied governments, including Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Speaking to reporters, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said, “Bihar is once again on the path of development… it will progress with PM Modi’s blessings… will progress through good governance and development.”
In the recently-held polls, the NDA stormed back to power in the eastern State, winning 202 seats in the 243-member Assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.
