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Nitish Kumar CM Swearing-In Ceremony: Bihar is preparing for the formation of its new cabinet on Thursday, with JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar set to return as chief minister. Patna’s Gandhi Maidan is gearing up to host dignitaries from across India, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

State minister Shrawon Kumar said that JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar was selected as the NDA’s leader in Bihar during a meeting on Wednesday with newly elected MLAs from the alliance.

Kumar will be sworn in as chief minister for the 10th time at the historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Soon after being chosen as the NDA leader in the state, he and senior alliance leaders met Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to submit his resignation from the outgoing administration.

Along with the Prime Minister, several Union ministers and chief ministers from NDA-governed states are expected to attend the ceremony, which a senior BJP leader described in an HT report as the "grandest so far".

The NDA-led administration will take oath at 11 am tomorrow, just days after the alliance’s sweeping win in Bihar, where it secured 202 out of 243 seats, handing the Opposition a significant defeat.

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Where To Watch sworn in ceremony?

The official X (formerly Twitter) accounts of political parties in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are expected to post live updates of the ceremony, set to begin at 11 am at the iconic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), and other major NDA allies are also likely to livestream the oath-taking and government formation ceremony on their respective YouTube channels tomorrow.

Besides, several prominent television channels and media outlets would also be broadcasting the ceremony at 11 am tomorrow.

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Earlier in the day, Kumar was elected leader of the JD (U)'s legislature party by the newly elected MLAs of the party.

The NDA stormed back to power in Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.

 

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