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Nitish Kumar took oath today as the Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time, a day after he staked claim to form the next government in the state the and was elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Apart from Nitish Kumar, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were among the newly elected MLAs who took oath to be part of the new NDA-led Bihar cabinet.

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Last Updated : 29 Jan 2025

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Nitish Kumar has set a record by taking oath for the 10th time as Bihar Chief Minister. Along with him, BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha took oath as Bihar Deputy CMs at a grand ceremony at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan.

MLAs from the BJP, JD(U), RLJP, and HAM also took oath as ministers in the new Bihar government. The BJP got 14 ministerial berths, JD(U) got 9, LJP(Ram Vilas) got 2 berths, and the HAM and RLM got 1 berth each.

Along with Nitish Kumar, BJP legislative party leader Samrat Choudhary and deputy leader Vijay Kumar Sinha are taking oath as ministers.

What Nitish Kumar-led NDA promised before Bihar elections

This Nitish Kumar Cabinet will be closely watch for the fulfilment of its pre-poll promises.

• The chief among the NDA’s promises was the retention of manpower in the state by generating one crore jobs in five years.
• Nitish Kumar, who also enjoys a massive base of women supporters, will be held accountable for his promise of making 1 crore Lakhpati Didis and making select women entrepreneurs crorepatis.
• The Bihari youth, who now has to migrate outside the state for employment opportunities, will be looking forward to the opening of mega-skill centres in each district, as promised by the NDA.
• The NDA also promised a Rs 5,000-crore education sector overhaul.
• Business and industries are hoping for the fulfilment of the pre-election promise of seven expressways and 3,600 km of railway tracks well before the completion of Kumar’s 10th term.
• The people of Bihar would also want the Metro railway in four metr0 cities, as assured by Nitish Kumar.
• In the health and wellness sector, NDA promised Bihar a Medicity with world-class facilities and a medical college in every district.

Bihar new govt swearing-in ceremony | 5 facts

-2025 Bihar election results: The NDA – led by the JD(U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a sweeping majority in the recently concluded Bihar elections 2025, winning 202 of the 243 assembly seats. With 89 seats, the BJP became the single-largest party, the JD(U) won 85, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 19, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) five and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha four.

-PM Modi among oath-taking ceremony attendees: The swearing-in ceremony on Thursday was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other bigwigs such as Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Unions ministers Rajnath Singh and Dharmenndra Pradhan, and chief ministers of at least seven states.

-Who all took oath: Apart from Nitish Kumar taking oath as chief minister, 26 others were sworn in to be part of the new NDA-led Bihar cabinet. Check full list of leaders who took oath here.

-Bihar chief minister swearing-in ceremony venue: The oath-taking ceremony took place at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan, which has hosted his inaugurations in 2005, 2010, and 2015. It is at this venue that Jayaprakash Narayan called for “total revolution” during a speech in 1974.

-Nitish elected leader of NDA: On Wednesday, Nitish Kumar was first elected as leader of the JD (U) Legislature Party during the meeting with the new MLAs held at his official residence in Patna. He was later unanimously elected as leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Legislature Party ahead of the formation of a new government under his leadership.