Nitish Kumar after he took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister on Sunday. In his recent social media post, PM Modi expressed his confidence in the NDA government formed in Bihar and assured of development in the state. Bihar politics LIVE Updates “The NDA government formed in Bihar will leave no stone unturned for the development of the state and to fulfill the aspirations of its people.
@NitishKumar I congratulate Ji as Chief Minister and Samrat Chaudhary ji and Vijay Sinha ji on taking oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. I am confident that this team will serve my family members of the state with full dedication. @samrat4bjp @VijayKrSinhaBih," PM Modi wrote on X.
Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of the state for the record ninth time at Raj Bhavan. The development came after Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ alliance and joined hands with BJP-led NDA. In addition to Nitish Kumar, Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha took the oath as Deputy Chief Ministers.
Nitish Kumar cited the state of affairs being “not right" under the Mahagathbandhan alliance as the reason behind his separation from RJD and Congress in Bihar. He also said that he has been receiving suggestions from everywhere, including his party workers. "I have resigned as the CM today and have asked the Governor to put an end to this government.
Party leaders were giving me advice. I heard what they said and have resigned. The situation was not good.
So, we have broken ties," Nitish Kumar told reporters outside the Raj Bhavan. Despite being infamous for frequently switching sides, Nitish Kumar has always managed to become the Chief Minister of Bihar. At present, Nitish Kumar's RJD holds 79 seats of the
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