The swearing-in ceremony was administered by Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. A total of 25 leaders, apart from Nitish Kumar, took oath as part of the new NDA-led Bihar Cabinet.
Kumar will earn a salary of Rs 2.5 lakh, which includes housing, office, security, and other legislator-related facilities, according to reports.
Even when BJP’s Rekha Gupta was sworn in February as Chief Minister of Delhi, the grant event was attended by key BJP leaders, including PM Modi, Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Minister JP Nadda.
MLAs from the BJP, JD(U), RLJP, and HAM took oath as ministers in the new Bihar government. The portfolios will be allocated later.
Congress leader Pawan Khera hopes that the JD(U) chief doesn't suffer any 'dhoka' and is able to complete his full term, Rashid Alvi expressed apprehension that the BJP will not let him remain in the top post for the next five years.
The state has till now seen 18 elections, 8 President's rule and 24 chief ministers. Nitish Kumar is the longest serving Bihar CM as he has been in the top office for two decades now.
The BJP is set to get 17 ministerial berths and the post of the Speaker which is expected to go to senior leader Prem Kumar. Meanwhile, the JDU will get 15 berth, including the post of CM.
Earlier on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation as the head of the outgoing NDA government to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan
The BJP too had just two MPs once. When you make a party, such results can come. We did not spread the venom of caste and religion. We will try again, says Kishor chief.
He was elected leader of the JD(U) legislative party and subsequently chosen as the head of the NDA during a meeting of representatives from the five constituent parties on Wednesday in Patna.
Prashant Kishor accepted responsibility for the party’s disappointing performance but insisted the setback would not force him to retreat from politics.
Acharya also asked these people to donate their kidneys to millions of patients needing the organ "in the name of Lalu ji"
Tejashwi's offer to give up the Leader of the Opposition role was turned down, and Lalu Yadav insisted that he must continue to lead the party in the House, sources said.
Taking complete responsibility for the loss in Bihar, the election strategist-turned-politician apologised to the people of the state
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan ahead of the formation of the new Assembly. Kumar, the JD(U) chief, is expected to take oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time.
The state’s export share remains stuck at 0.5%, while FDI inflows rank among the lowest in India
According to Amit Malviya, this reflects the “downfall of that very family which once caused pain to millions of families,” stressing that “karma neither forgets nor forgives.”
"On November 19, Nitish Kumar will submit his resignation to the Governor as head of the outgoing government,” one of the sources said.
Robert Vadra claimed that “the people of Bihar are actually not happy (with the poll result)” and alleged that “whatever has happened, it has happened because of the Election Commission.
Jan Suraaj national president Uday Singh said in a conversation with ANI that founder Prashant Kishor “will continue to be there (in Bihar),” adding that the organisation was not created at the insistence of any other party and would not exit under external pressure either.
An EC official said 99.42 per cent of the total electorate have so far been covered in the exercise
The term of the Bihar assembly ends on November 22. The election process has to be concluded before that. Legislature party meetings of all the allies and the joint meeting of the NDA will be held on Monday and Tuesday to elect their leader. Nitish Kumar will subsequently stake his claim with a joint letter of support.
A day after facing a severe drubbing in Bihar, the Congress on Saturday questioned the role of the Election Commission in the poll process while its top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, went into a huddle to discuss the poll outcome.
Sources, quoted by News18 revealed the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United’s (BJP-JDU) alliance is likely to adopt the same formula as ticket distribution.