Says won’t go anywhere else now
Patna, Jan 28: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar on Sunday was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time — hours after he dissolved his Cabinet by walking out of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ to once again join hands with the BJP.
Bihar Governor RajendraArlekar administered the oath of office to Nitish Kumar during the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here.
Bihar unit BJP chief SamratChaudhary, and Vijay Kumar Sinha were named Deputy Chief Ministers.
Soon after these three leaders took oath in Raj Bhavan, Prime Minister NarendraModi congratulated them on ‘X’.
“I want to congratulate Nitish Kumar for becoming the chief minister, and SamratChaudhary and Vijay Sinha for becoming deputy chief ministers of Bihar,” PM Modi said.
“The NDA government formed in Bihar will leave no stone unturned for the development of the state and to fulfill the aspirations of its people. I am confident that this team will work in a dedicated manner for my family members of Bihar,” he added.
BJP national president J.P. Nadda was also present in the swearing-in ceremony.
The fresh development — BJP-JD-U alliance — came just ahead of the general elections, which, according to the political analysts, is expected to give the saffron party an edge in putting up a “strong peformance” in the LokSabha seats in Bihar.
Bihar has a total of 40 LokSabha seats.
Meanwhile, after being sworn in for the ninth time as Chief Minister of Bihar, said that he will not go anywhere else now, following his return to NDA.
“I was in NDA in the past and today I re-joined them. I had joined the other side for sometime but I will not go anywhere else now,” he said after taking the oath.
Nitish Kumar was sworn-in today along with two deputy chief ministers SamratChoudhary and Vijay Sinha from BJP.
“We will soon expand the cabinet. We will work together for the development of Bihar,” Kumar said.
Nitish Kumar was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time — hours after he dissolved his Cabinet by walking out of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ to once again join hands with the BJP.
Bihar Governor RajendraArlekar administered the oath of office to Nitish Kumar during the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here.
Soon after these three leaders took oath in Raj Bhavan, Prime Minister NarendraModi also congratulated the new Bihar government.
