Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for the 9th time, along with two deputies from BJP

Switching sides for the fifth time in just over a decade, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA on Sunday, less than 18 months after he left the alliance, and took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time.

BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and former Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, named as Deputy Chief Ministers, were among the ministers sworn in. Six other ministers, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Santosh Kumar Suman, Independent Sumit Kumar Singh, BJP’s Prem Kumar, and JD(U)’s Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Shravan Kumar, also took oath.

BJP president J P Nadda was among those who attended the swearing-in ceremony, which saw supporters raising slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”. With Samrat Choudhary, a Kushwaha leader, and Vijay Kumar Sinha, a Bhumihar leader, the BJP has decided to go for an OBC-upper caste combination in its choice of Deputy Chief Ministers.

बिहार में बनी एनडीए सरकार राज्य के विकास और यहां के लोगों की आकांक्षाओं को पूरा करने के लिए कोई कोर-कसर नहीं छोड़ेगी। <a href=«https://twitter.com/NitishKumar?ref_src=» https: class="" rel=«nofollow, noopener» target="_blank">@NitishKumar

जी को मुख्यमंत्री और सम्राट चौधरी जी एवं विजय सिन्हा जी को उप मुख्यमंत्री पद की शपथ लेने पर मेरी बहुत-बहुत बधाई।

मुझे विश्वास है कि यह टीम पूरे…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=«https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1751579690371096647?ref_src=» https: class="" rel=«nofollow, noopener» target="_blank">January 28, 2024

Congratulating Kumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on ‘X’: “NDA government formed in Bihar will not leave any stone unturned to fulfil people’s aspirations and work for the state’s development. I congratulate Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha for becoming Deputy CMs. I