Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the record ninth time on Sunday. Two Deputy Chief Ministers — Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha — of the BJP, along with six other ministers were also expected to be sworn in.
The oath ceremony of the new government took place at the Raj Bhavan in Patna, Bihar. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan were also present at the event.
Nitish Kumar had resigned from the post of the Bihar Chief Minister earlier on Sunday. The Governor had then accepted the resignation and deputed him as the Acting chief minister.
According to ANI, Kumar told the Governor during the meeting at Raj Bhavan that his party, the JD(U), decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state. In 2022, Nitish Kumar had formed the Bihar government in alliance with the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and Left parties. The coalition was called ‘Mahagathbandhan’.
Now, Nitish Kumar decided to quit this Mahagathbandhan and return to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The decision came just ahead of the Lok Sabha Election 2024. This move is expected to impact the Opposition INDIA bloc, of which Nitish Kumar was a key member.
Nitish Kumar told media persons, “Today, I have resigned as the Chief Minister and I have also told the Governor to dissolve the government in the state. This situation came because not everything was alright…I was getting views from everyone. I listened to all of them. Today, the Government has been dissolved…”
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Published: 28 Jan 2024, 05:05 PM IST
