Did Tejashwi Yadav Congratulate Nitish Kumar After His 10th Oath as Bihar CM?
Synopsis
Key Takeaways
- Tejashwi Yadav congratulated Nitish Kumar on his 10th oath.
- Nitish Kumar first took office in 2000.
- This is the first time PM Modi attended his swearing-in.
- New government faces high expectations from the public.
- Significant attendance from key political figures.
Patna, Nov 20 (NationPress) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav extended his warm wishes to Nitish Kumar following his inauguration as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time on Thursday.
In a post on X, Tejashwi Yadav expressed, “Warm congratulations to Nitish Kumar for taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Heartfelt congratulations to all the ministers of the Bihar government who have also been sworn in as members of the Council of Ministers.”
“It is anticipated that the new government will honor its commitments and announcements, thereby meeting the aspirations of the populace and fostering positive and qualitative changes in the lives of the people of Bihar,” Yadav added.
Nitish Kumar was initially sworn in as Chief Minister in 2000, though that administration only lasted for seven days.
Since his return to power in 2005, he has taken the oath nine consecutive times, culminating in his 10th swearing-in today.
This marks the first occasion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in ceremony, despite Kumar having been sworn in five times since Modi became Prime Minister in 2014.
Throughout this period, Nitish Kumar has served as Chief Minister under the NDA three times and with the Grand Alliance twice.
Samrat Choudhary was sworn in right after Nitish Kumar, having won from Tarapur, he will serve as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
Vijay Sinha followed and will be the second Deputy Chief Minister.
Nitish Kumar and 26 ministers were sworn in as part of the newly formed NDA government.
The other ministers include Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Mangal Pandey, Dilip Jaiswal, Shravan Kumar, Vijendra Yadav, Lacey Singh, Nitin Naveen, Madan Sahani, Ram Kripal Yadav, Santosh Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar, Jama Khan, Sanjay Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Rama Nishad, Surendra Mehta, Narayan Prasad, Shreyasi Singh, Lakhendra Kumar Roshan, among others.
During the event, Home Minister Amit Shah, several Union Ministers, and Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states were present.
The ceremony took place at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan, which saw a large turnout for the occasion.