Nitish Kumar takes oath as CM of Bihar for record ninth time

PATNA: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan here. Along with Kumar, BJP leaders Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary took oath as ministers in the new government.
 
VIDEO | @NitishKumar sworn in as Bihar CM for the 9th time at Raj Bhavan in Patna.#BiharChiefMinister #NitishKumar pic.twitter.com/qUYTrgPnok
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 28, 2024
 
Kumar had earlier in the day resigned as the chief minister, saying “things were not working well” for him in the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and in the opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.

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