Four JD(U) leaders take oath as Cabinet Ministers of Bihar
Patna, Nov 16: Nitish Kumar was on Monday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time in two decades, in presence of top leaders of the NDA including Union Home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda.
Kumar, who heads the JD(U), was administered the oath of office at Raj Bhavan by Governor Phagu Chauhan, a day after he staked claim for the formation of a new government in the state, armed with unanimous support of all legislators of the NDA despite his partys plummeted tally.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 7th time; Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi his deputies
Four
JDU
leaders
-
Vijay
Kumar
Choudhary,
Vijendra
Prasad
Yadav,
Ashok
Choudhary,
and
Mewa
Lal
Choudhary
also
take
oath
as
cabinet
ministers.
Earlier
on
Sunday,
Nitish
Kumar
was
chosen
as
leader
of
the
NDA
by
the
newly-elected
MLAs
and
MLCs
of
all
four
parties
which
are
alliance
partners.