Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time, Tejashwi is his deputy

New Delhi:

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for the 8^th time at  Patna Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. This came a day after a huge political turmoil in the state, in which Nitish broke alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and formed a new “Grand Alliance” with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other Opposition parties.

Tejashwi Yadav also took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.

“7 parties including 164 MLAs along with independent MLA in our Mahagathbandhan,” said Nitish Kumar after oath ceremony.

The oath ceremony was also attended by Tejashwi Yadav’s family including his wife Rajshri,  his mother Rabri Devi and brother Tej Pratap Yadav.

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What Tejashwi’s wife said

#WATCH | Family of Bihar’s Dy CM, Tejashwi Yadav reacts after oath ceremony.

“I thank everyone,” says his wife Rajshri

“It’s good for people of Bihar, I thank them. All are happy,” says mother-ex CM Rabri Devi

“We have come to power to work,” says his brother Tej Pratap Yadav pic.twitter.com/9e1OvvXYPH

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#WATCH Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav greet each other after the oath-taking ceremony, in Patna pic.twitter.com/fUlTz9nGHS

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# Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time, after he announced a new “grand alliance” with Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD & other opposition parties

Patna | RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav takes oath as Deputy CM of Bihar pic.twitter.com/mvhweGd1zt

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#WATCH | Bihar: CM-designate Nitish Kumar, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and his wife Rajshri, former CM Rabri Devi and RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav at the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Patna. pic.twitter.com/bdxHBNSiyh

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