Nitish Kumar Oath Ceremony Live Updates: Nitish Takes Oath As Bihar CM; PM Modi Celebrates With Signature 'Gamchha' Wave

PM Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thank the people of the state for supporting NDA in Bihar Election 2025.,

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thank the people of the state for the NDA's unprecedented victory in the Bihar Assembly elections.

NDA returned to power in Bihar with 202 out of 243 seats.

(Source: DD News) pic.twitter.com/9PBmsCQC3P, — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025

PM Modi thanked NDA supporters present at Gandhi Maidan with his signature 'gamchha' wave.

The ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths majority in the 243-member House. This is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200-mark in the Bihar Assembly election. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.,

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks the people of Bihar with his signature 'gamchha' wave at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

NDA returned to power in Bihar with 202 out of 243 seats in the state Assembly elections.

(Source: DD News) pic.twitter.com/y8eYoiB94d, — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025

Lakhendra Kumar Raushan, Shreyashi Singh, Dr Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deepak Prakash take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

On the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav says, "I congratulate Nitish Kumar, who has now pledged to develop Bihar in a new way. Bihar is once again on the path of development with good governance. It will progress under PM Modi's government with his blessings... Bihar will progress greatly through good governance and development."

Zama Khan, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Surendra Mehata, Narayan Prasad, Rama Nishad take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

Leshi Singh, Madan Sahni, Nitin Nabin, Ram Kripal Yadav, Santosh Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Dr Dilip Jaiswal, Nitin Naveen, Mangal Pandey were sworn in as ministers together.

Samrat Choudhary from BJP takes oath as state minister in Bihar cabinet at swearing in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan.,

#WATCH | BJP's Samrat Choudhary takes oath as state minister in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

(Source: DD News) pic.twitter.com/MXNtVpCHGo, — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025

BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha takes oath as state minister in the Bihar cabinet at the NDA government's swearing-in ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

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Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Thursday. ,

Nitish Kumar will return as Bihar CM for the 10th time. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha to take oath as Deputy CMs.,

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government in Bihar is taking place.

Nitish Kumar returns as Bihar CM for the 10th time. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha to take oath as Deputy CMs. pic.twitter.com/ov0YzZ6X3N, — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025

PM Modi's helicopter arrives at Gandhi Maidan in Patna (jagran image)

"I congratulate my father for taking the oath as the CM the 10th time. The public gave us more than expected. I thank and also congratulate the public," Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar told the media.

These MLAs from BJP quota will become ministers

Samrat Chaudhary

Vijay Sinha

Dilip Jaiswal

Mangal Pandey

Sanjay Tiger

Ramkripal Yadav

Nitin Naveen

Shreyasi Singh

Rama Nishad

Pramod Chandravanshi

Lakhendra Paswan

Narayan Sah

These ministers can take oath along with CM Nitish Kumar:

Samrat Chaudhary- BJP

Vijay Kumar Sinha- BJP

Mangal Pandey- BJP

Dr Dilip Jaiswal, (MLC)- BJP

Nitin Nabin- BJP

Ramkripal Yadav- BJP

Sanjay Singh 'Tiger' - BJP

Arun Shankar Prasad- BJP

Surendra Mehta- BJP

Narayan Prasad- BJP

Rama Nishad- BJP

Lakhendra Paswan- BJP

Shreyasi Singh- BJP

Dr. Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi- BJP

Vijay Kumar Choudhary-JDU

Shravan Kumar-JDU

Vijendra Yadav-JDU

Ashok Choudhary-JDU

Lacey Singh-JDU

Jama Khan-JDU

Madan Sahni-JDU

Sanjay Kumar (Paswan) – LJP

Sanjay Singh- LJP

Santosh Kumar Suman- HAM

Deepak Prakash- RML

BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have reached Gandhi Maidan in Patna as Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM shortly. 

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Odisha CM Mohan Majhi, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Nitiyanand Rai, and Giriraj Singh are also present for the ceremony.

Ahead of NDA govt formation in Bihar, Singer and BJP MLA-elect Maithili Thakur says, "...This day is being celebrated as a grand festival...PM Modi is also arriving soon."

Nitish Kumar has arrived at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. He will be sworn in as Chief Minister for the 10th time.,

#WATCH | Nitish Kumar arrives at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government in Bihar is taking place.

Nitish Kumar returns as Bihar CM for the 10th time. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha take oath as Deputy CMs. pic.twitter.com/aEvCuOAch3, — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025

After leaving the CM residence, Nitish Kumar went straight to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Nitish Kumar will leave for Gandhi Maidan shortly, jagran.com reported.

Cultural programs taking place at Gandhi Maidan. (Jagran Image)

These VVIPs will be seen in this swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar

-Prime Minister Narendra Modi

-Home Minister Amit Shah

-Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

-Fertilizer Minister JP Nadda

-Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

-UP CM Yogi Adityanath

-MP CM Mohan Yadav

-Odisha CM Mohan Majhi

-Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma

-Goa CM Pramod Sawant

-Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

-Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

-Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

-Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

-Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu

-Tripura CM Manik Saha

#WATCH | Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel arrives at Patna to attend the NDA government’s swearing-in ceremony in Bihar to be held at Gandhi Maidan pic.twitter.com/Ao3f49mC9Q, — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025

JDU chief Nitish Kumar was on Wednesday unanimously elected as leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Legislature Party.

Prem Kumar, a senior BJP leader who has been elected nine times from Gaya Town, will be the next Speaker of Bihar. He has extensive experience in parliamentary politics.

This Bihar election has proved very lucky for Upendra Kushwaha. The NDA has returned to power with a landslide majority. Kushwaha's son Deepak Kushwaha, is now set to become a minister. He is also being offered the position of MLC by the NDA. jagran.com reported.

Eight ministers including Vijay Chaudhary, Vijendra Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Ashok Chaudhary, Zaman Khan, Sunil Kumar, Leshi Singh from JDU will take oath, jagran.com reported.

"Today is a moment of great pride for Bihar. In this festival of democracy, the people of Bihar have created history by giving the NDA a historic victory. This proud moment is reflected in the swearing-in ceremony being held at Gandhi Maidan," Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told PTI on Nitish Kumar taking oath as CM for the 10th time.

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Nitish Kumar will become Chief Minister for the 10th time today. Meanwhile, Ashok Choudhary, Ramkripal Yadav, Sanjay Tiger, and Deepak Prakash have received calls to be sworn in as ministers. Mangal Pandey and Shreyasi Singh have also received calls.

Nitish Kumar will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna at 11:30 am.,

VIDEO | Patna, Bihar: Preparations underway at Gandhi Maidan where Nitish Kumar will take as CM for the 10th time. People have started arrive for the event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several top NDA leaders are expected to attend the… pic.twitter.com/GSroCYTW0k, — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 20, 2025

JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said, "...Today, the NDA government is going to be formed under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. After today's swearing-in, our resolve is to place Bihar in the list of the 10 best states in the country. To this end, a wave of development has been flowing in Bihar, and together we will establish new dimensions…"

On the swearing-in ceremony of Bihar Chief Minister, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said, "Congratulations to the people of Bihar on the formation of this new government. I am sure that Bihar will become the growth engine of Viksit Bharat in the future."

The Patna airport administration has submitted a detailed scheduling list of chartered flights to ATC to ensure safe and smooth landing. Security has been significantly tightened on the airport premises in view of the increased VVIP movement.

The Patna airport administration has submitted a detailed scheduling list of chartered flights to ATC to ensure safe and smooth landing. Security has been significantly tightened on the airport premises in view of the increased VVIP movement.

The BJP, which emerged as the largest party in the Bihar elections, has reposed its faith in both its old faces. The re-election of Samrat Choudhary as leader and Vijay Sinha as deputy leader in the legislative party meeting has raised the possibility that both will assume the responsibility of deputy chief minister in the formation of the cabinet. However, no MLA was informed about taking oath as a minister till late night.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Patna on Wednesday night for the oath ceremony of Bihar government. ,

#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Patna this evening. He will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA Government in Bihar.

Nitish Kumar has been re-elected as the leader of NDA legislative party and will take oath as the Chief Minister. pic.twitter.com/XDX9p62lZR, — ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2025

VVIP movement has increased at Patna airport for to the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister. Till late Wednesday night, a total of four chartered planes reached Patna airport, in which several Chief Ministers and Ministers landed. Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President and Union Minister JP Nadda, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav reached Patna by chartered plane while Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Minister Eknath Shinde reached Patna by different planes.