Nitish Kumar Takes Oath as Bihar CM for 10th Term; Full List of NDA-JD(U) Cabinet Ministers
18 ministers, including two deputy CMs, sworn in as NDA forms new government after decisive assembly win
Pudvi Times – Bihar Politics
Patna: Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record tenth term on Thursday in a grand ceremony held at Gandhi Maidan, Patna. The oath-taking event also saw 18 cabinet ministers and two deputy CMs assuming office.
Earlier, Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, marking the conclusion of the current assembly term, which ends on November 22. This move paves the way for the 18th Bihar Assembly, set to convene its first session from November 26, during which the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be elected and newly elected members will take their oaths.
Full List of Cabinet Ministers
BJP Ministers:
- Samrat Choudhary
- Vijay Kumar Sinha
- Dilip Jaiswal
- Mangal Pandey
- Ram Kripal Yadav
- Santosh Suman
- Nitin Nabin
- Shreyasi Singh
JD(U) Ministers:
- Vijay Kumar Choudhary
- Bijendra Prasad Yadav
- Shrowan Kumar
- Ashok Chaudhary
- Leshi Singh
- Madan Sahni
- Sunil Kumar
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, along with other chief ministers including Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio.
Bihar Assembly Election Recap
The NDA returned to power with a strong mandate, winning 202 of 243 assembly seats:
- BJP: 89
- JD(U): 85
- LJP(RV): 19
- HAM(S): 5
- RLM: 4
The decisive victory allows the NDA to form the government comfortably, with Nitish Kumar continuing as CM and the new cabinet shaping Bihar’s governance for the next term.
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