Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 9th time with two BJP deputies | Pics
JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar CM for the ninth time on Sunday. Governor Rajendra Arlekar administered the oath at Raj Bhavan in Patna.
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Nitish Kumar on Sunday took the oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after resigning on the same day, breaking ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and returning to the BJP-led NDA.(HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)
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Following Nitish's oath, BJP leader Samrat Choudhary took his ministerial pledge, becoming one of the two new deputy chief ministers in the Nitish-led government.(HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)
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Nitish Kumar and fellow ministers, alongside BJP President JP Nadda, participated in the swearing-in ceremony in Patna.(HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, in the company of BJP's JP Nadda, signalled Janata Dal (United)'s return to the NDA on Sunday.(HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)
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