Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for the fourth straight term.

Photo (ANI)

Patna: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) President Nitish Kumar on Monday (November 16, 2020) took oath as the new chief minister of Bihar in the Bihar Oath Ceremony 2020. The Bihar Oath 2020 Ceremony started at 4:30 PM and witnessed Nitish Kumar taking oath as the Bihar CM for a record seventh time. He took oath as Bihar chief minister for the fourth straight term.

Along with Nitish, 14 other ministers also took oath for the Bihar government formation during a function at Raj Bhawan in Patna. 

The Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) boycotted the oath-taking ceremony and said that it believes that the mandate of the people was against the NDA.

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16 November 2020

17:47 IST

RJD's Tejashwi Yadav congratulates Nitish Kumar:

आदरणीय श्री नीतीश कुमार जी को मुख्यमंत्री ‘मनोनीत’ होने पर शुभकामनाएँ। आशा करता हूँ कि कुर्सी की महत्वाकांक्षा की बजाय वो बिहार की जनाकांक्षा एवं NDA के 19 लाख नौकरी-रोजगार और पढ़ाई, दवाई, कमाई, सिंचाई, सुनवाई जैसे सकारात्मक मुद्दों को सरकार की प्राथमिकता बनायेंगे।

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) November 16, 2020

17:46 IST

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Nitish Kumar: 

Congratulations to @NitishKumar Ji on taking oath as Bihar’s CM. I also congratulate all those who took oath as Ministers in the Bihar Government. The NDA family will work together for the progress of Bihar. I assure all possible support from the Centre for the welfare of Bihar.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 16, 2020

17:40 IST

Ministers who took oath alongside Nitish Kumar:

Tarkishore Prasad - BJP

Renu Devi - BJP

Mangal Pandey - BJP

Rampreet Paswan - BJP

Amrendra Pratap Singh - BJP

Jeewesh Mishra - BJP

Ramsurat Rai -  BJP

Vijendra Yadav - JDU

Vijay Choudhary - JDU

Ashok Choudhary - JDU

Mewa Lal Choudhary - JDU

Sheela Mandal - JDU

Santosh Suman - Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM)

Mukesh Sahani - Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP)

17:22 IST

Pictures from the oath-taking ceremony in Bihar:

Patna: JDU leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Ashok Choudhary, and Mewa Lal Choudhary take oath as Cabinet Ministers of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/peFgFjM8vq

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

Patna: Santosh Kumar Suman, son of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi & Mukesh Sahni of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) take oath as a Cabinet Minister of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/mYCYhk22Pr

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Mangal Pandey and Amarendra Pratap Singh take oath as Bihar Cabinet Ministers. pic.twitter.com/U9Cn6oR3bk

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

17:19 IST

Santosh Kumar Suman, son of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi takes oath.

17:09 IST

BJP's Amarendra Pratap Singh take oath as Bihar Cabinet Ministers.

17:06 IST

Mangal Pandey of BJP takes the oath.

17:05 IST

Vikassheel Insaan Party's Mukesh Sahani takes the oath.

16:55 IST

JD(U)'s Ashok Choudhary takes oath.

16:54 IST

Bihar's likely deputy CMs during the oath-taking ceremony.

Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/60kHuDDzOC

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

16:53 IST

JD (U)'s Vijendra Yadav takes the oath.

16:46 IST

JD(U)'s Vijay Kumar Choudhary takes the oath in the Nitish cabinet.

16:45 IST

BJP's Renu Devi takes the oath and will be most likely state's first woman Deputy CM. She will handle the office alongside Tarkishore Prasad.

16:43 IST

BJP's Tarkishore Prasad takes oath and is likely to be the deputy CM.

16:41 IST

Nitish Kumar during his oath-taking ceremony as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time and fourth consecutive term:

#WATCH: Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time - his fourth consecutive term. pic.twitter.com/5jcZXabSYw

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

16:37 IST

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister

16:28 IST

Nitish Kumar has arrived at the Raj Bhawan.

Bihar: Chief Minister designate Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhavan in Patna.

He will take oath as the CM of Bihar for the seventh time today. pic.twitter.com/agZngpg6js

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

16:00 IST

Here are the names of ministers who are likely to be sworn-in today alongside Nitish Kumar: 

Tarkishore Prasad - Dy CM (BJP)

Renu Devi - Deputy CM (BJP)

Mangal Pandey - BJP

Rampreet Paswan - BJP

Amrendra Pratap Singh - BJP

Jeewesh Mishra - BJP

Ramsurat Rai -  BJP

Vijendra Yadav - JDU

Vijay Choudhary - JDU

Ashok Choudhary - JDU

Mewa Lal Choudhary - JDU

Sheela Mandal - JDU

Santosh Suman Manjhi - Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM)

Mukesh Sahani - Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP)

15:56 IST

The Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has announced to boycott the oath-taking ceremony of Janata Dal-United President Nitish Kumar as the Bihar Chief Minister. The RJD said it was boycotting the event as it believes that the mandate of the people was against the NDA.

राजद शपथ ग्रहण का बायकॉट करती है। बदलाव का जनादेश NDA के विरुद्ध है। जनादेश को 'शासनादेश' से बदल दिया गया। बिहार के बेरोजगारों,किसानो,संविदाकर्मियों, नियोजित शिक्षकों से पूछे कि उनपर क्या गुजर रही है।NDA के फर्ज़ीवाड़े से जनता आक्रोशित है। हम जनप्रतिनिधि है और जनता के साथ खड़े है

— Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) November 16, 2020

15:53 IST

Patna: Home Minister Amit Shah who is in the city to attend the swearing-in ceremony of NDA's CM face Nitish Kumar, has arrived at the party office in Patna. 

BJP leader and former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has also reached the party office.

Bihar: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis arrives at the party office in Patna. pic.twitter.com/Aj4jqLg4Fh

— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020

15:52 IST

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar's Chief Minister shortly. He will be sworn in as Bihar chief minister for the fourth straight term.