Nitish Kumar will take oath as Bihar’s chief minister for the 8th time today (Wednesday) afternoon at 2pm, after leaving BJP on Tuesday and forming new “Grand Alliance” with Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other Opposition parties. Tejashwi Yadav will take oath as Deputy Chief Minister.
After meeting Bihar Governor, Nitish said, “Seven parties including 164 MLAs along with independent MLA in our Mahagathbandhan,” at a joint presser with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav.
Nitish Kumar ended his alliance with the BJP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and rejoined hands with RJD on a day of rapidly changing political developments in Bihar.
According to a tweet by Kumar’s new alliance partner RJD, the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 2 pm at Raj Bhavan.
“The swearing-in ceremony of Honorable Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Raj Bhavan,” the party said in a tweet from its official handle.
