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Bihar swearing-in LIVE: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 7th time

The NDA has secured a 125-seat majority in the 243-seat strong Bihar Legislative Assembly of which BJP won on 74 seats, JD(U) on 43 while eight seats were won by two other NDA constituents.

New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar today took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for fourth straight term after closely-fought legislative assembly elections in the state.

Notably, it is the seventh time when Nitish Kumar is being sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda attended the oath-taking ceremony of JD(U) chief as the new Chief Minister of the state. BJP’s Bihar in-charge Devendra Fadnavis also participated in the event.

Nitish Kumar’s new deputies – BJP’s Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were also sworn in today.

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BJP Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi takes oath as Deputy CM

Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/60kHuDDzOC

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

We need to discuss our performance in Bihar. Although, it is not party’s national issue but of Bihar alone. As far as central leadership is concerned, they supported us. It is Bihar leadership’s fault for not using opportunity properly: Tariq Anwar,Congress on Kapil Sibal’s tweet

RJD says they will boycott the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar. “The public gave the mandate to change which is against the NDA,” says the party.

It’s his personal opinion & not party’s stand. There’s a proper time & place for any analysis which will be done to identify where did we lack in cooperation & synergy: RJD’s Manoj Jha on party leader Shivanand Tiwari’s remark ‘polls were in full swing&Rahul Gandhi was on picnic’ 

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav will not attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bihar CM designate Nitish Kumar to be held in Patna today.

The Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly is likely to be from the BJP, sources said.

BJP’s Renu Devi, Tarkishore Prasad likely to be sworn in as Deputy CMs

I will take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tarkishore Prasad 

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will also attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bihar Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar in Patna today. 

AMIT SHAH-

BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda to attend oath-taking ceremony of JD(U) Chief and Bihar CM designate Nitish Kumar in Patna, today.

JP NADDA

The NDA has secured a 125-seat majority in the 243-seat strong Bihar Legislative Assembly of which BJP won on 74 seats, JD(U) on 43 while eight seats were won by two other NDA constituents. The RJD, on the other hand, emerged as the single-largest party with 75 seats while the Congress only won 19 of the 70 seats it had contested on.