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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time; 26 others sworn in

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19:32PM Nov 20,2025 | Kathmandu

JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar in Patna on November 20, 2025. (Photo: The Hindu)

Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of the Indian State of Bihar for a record 10th time.

The Governor of Bihar, Arif Mohammed Khan, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Nitish amidst a grand ceremony organized at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday afternoon.

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other bigwigs such as Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Unions ministers Rajnath Singh and Dharmenndra Pradhan, and chief ministers of at least seven states.

Apart from Nitish Kumar taking oath as chief minister, 26 others were sworn in as the ministers of the new NDA-led Bihar cabinet. Of them, 14 are from BJP, eight from JD (U), two from LJP (RV) and one each from HAM (S) and RLM.

Nitish had staked claim for the post of the Chief Minister only on Wednesday and was elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The NDA - led by the JD (U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a sweeping majority in the recently concluded Bihar elections 2025, winning 202 of the 243 assembly seats.

With 89 seats, the BJP became the single-largest party, followed by the JD (U) with 85, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 19, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) five and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha secured four seats.

After being sworn-in as Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, once again has nailed his political future in the hands of a man who has ruled it for most of the past two decades.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time; 26 others sworn in

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