Nitish Kumar oath taking ceremony LIVE:
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.
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“Confident that the new NDA Government will accelerate Bihar’s progress & contribute to our journey towards Viksit Bharat,” a part of his congratulatory post for the new Bihar government on X read.
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Bihar will be among India’s most-developed states, says Nitish Kumar
He also thanked PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of various states for attending his oath ceremony in Patna.
“With a commitment to Bihar’s all-round development, the NDA government in the state will work with full dedication, in cooperation with the central government. I am confident that with the support and blessings of the people of Bihar, we will place Bihar among the most developed states in the country.
NDA govt will fulfil expectations of people, says Anupriya Patel
“I extend my greetings to all Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his cabinet and NDA leaders and parties. All of them have worked very hard. We have full confidence that the NDA government will fulfil the expectations of the people… The people of Bihar will get to see development at a rapid pace,” Anupriya Patel told reporters, according to ANI.
Many new names in new cabinet, BJP retains ministers
Kumar’s cabinet retained senior BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, both of whom were deputy chief ministers in the previous government.
The BJP also brought back its former ministers — Mangal Pandey, Pramod Kumar, Surendra Prasad Mehta and Nitin Nabin. The saffron party’s state chief, Dilip Jaiswal, who had resigned from the cabinet nearly two years ago, was also back in the council of ministers, according to PTI.
Another minister who is back after a break is Narayan Prasad. He had lost his post in 2022 when the CM abruptly quit the NDA and was not re-inducted upon the JD(U) supremo’s return to the BJP-led coalition last year.
Nitish Kumar oath taking ceremony : Vice President extend greetings to Nitish Kumar
Vice President CP Radhakrishnan has conveyed his greetings to Nitish Kumar on assuming office as chief minister.
“Heartiest congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Warm wishes to him and all the newly sworn-in ministers as they assume their responsibilities,” he wrote on X.
Himanta congratulates Nitish on taking oath
”Under the guidance of the esteemed Shri @narendramodi ji and the strong leadership of Nitish ji, Bihar is moving towards new heights of progress and transformation; heartfelt best wishes on this historic occasion of taking the oath!” he wrote on X.
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Akhilesh Yadav congratulates Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Bihar C M
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has congratulated Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on being sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar.
“I extend heartfelt congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. I also wish him success in running an independent governance model for the next five years based on his core socialist ideology, ensuring positive and welfare-driven initiatives for the people,” he said, according to ANI.
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Bihar Full list of leaders sworn in for new cabinet
Samrat Choudhary (BJP)
Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP)
Dilip Jaiswal (BJP)
Mangal Pandey (BJP)
Vijay Kumar Choudhary (JDU)
Bijendra Prasad Yadav (JDU)
Shrowan Kumar (JDU)
Ashok Chaudhary (JDU)
Leshi Singh (JDU)
Madan Sahni (JDU)
Sunil Kumar (JDU)
Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)
Santosh Suman (BJP)
Nitin Nabin (BJP)
Mohammad Zama Khan (JDU)
Sanjay Singh Tiger (BJP)
Arun Shankar Prasad (BJP)
Surendra Mehta (BJP)
Narayan Prasad (BJP)
Rama Nishad (BJP)
Lakhendra Kumar Roshan (BJP)
Pramod Kumar (BJP)
Sanjay Kumar Singh (LJ)
Deepak Prakash (BJP)
Sanjay Kumar (LJP)
Shreyasi Singh (BJP)
JD(U)’s Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Shrowan Kumar sworn in
Samrat Choudhary takes oath as minister in new cabinet
Son congratulates father on taking oath as CM for 10th time
“I congratulate my father as he takes oath for the 10th time. I express gratitude and appreciation to all ministers and everyone who has come to attend the ceremony,” Nishant Kumar said, speaking to reporters at the Gandhi Maidan of Patna.
