New Delhi: 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 and secrecy by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan. Eight leaders took oath as ministers today and the rest will be inducted soon, he informed while confirming Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha have been appointed as Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar.
While talking to reporters, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said, “I was with them (NDA) earlier too. We went on different paths, but now we are together and will remain so. I came back to where I was (NDA) and now there is no question of going anywhere else".
On RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement that "JDU will be finished in 2024", Bihar CM Nitish Kumar responded that the JDU govt works for the development and progress of Bihar, and will keep doing the same. He also remarked that Tejashwi was "not doing anything". More On It: 'Tired CM', 'Girgit Ratna': RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Breathe Fire As Nitish Kumar Goes Back To BJP
Meanwhile, former Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal alleged that Tejashwi Yadav was conspiring to become Chief Minister and that the "whole conspiracy was exposed".
Chief of Lok Janshakti Party, Ram Vilas, welcomed Nitish, saying he had now aligned himself with the ideology of PM Modi.
VIDEO | “Now that he (Nitish Kumar) has become a part of NDA and has aligned himself with the ideology of PM Modi, I believe the double engine government will be able to spread central government’s schemes to people in the state,” says Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief… pic.twitter.com/757VFSGDIu
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 28, 2024
Notably, Bihar's newly elected Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary claimed that the NDA coalition will win all 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
#WATCH | Bihar's newly elected Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary says, "We will win all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. In 2020 we won the elections and defeated Lalu Yadav's family and will do the same in future also." pic.twitter.com/uEpDu6rn9r
— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2024
Along with Kumar, BJP leaders Vijay Kumar Sinha, Samrat Choudhary, and Prem Kumar took oath as ministers in the new government. JD(U) members Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Vijendra Yadav, and Shrawan Kumar also took oath in addition to former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustan Awam Morcha's Santosh Kumar Suman and independent legislator Sumit Singh. Other members of the council of ministers will be decided in a day or two, sources told PTI.
BJP national president J P Nadda and other senior party leaders were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
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