Senior Janta Dal United leader Nitish Kumar has sworn in as the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar for the record 5th time. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind at oath taking ceremony that held at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Apart from him, Governor also administer oath of office to 28 ministers from Grand Alliance comprising RJD, JDU & Congress parties. 1st time MLA Tejaswi Prasad Yadav or Tej Pratap Yadav who are sons of RJD president Lalu Prasad were also sworn in as ministers.
Background:
- Grand Alliance comprising of RJD, JDU & Congress (INC) had emerged victorious in the 2015 Bihar state assembly elections by winning 178 seats of total 243 assembly seats.
- RJD led by former Union Minister Lalu Prasad had emerged as largest party in the Grand Alliance by winning 80 seats. It was followed by the JDU which had won 71 seats and Congress 27.
About Nitish Kumar :
Born on: 1st March 1951 in Bakhtiarpur District of Bihar.
Political career: He had started his political career by the taking part in the mass movement led by Jaya prakash Narayan between 1974 &1977.Nitish Kumar was elected to Bihar legislative assembly for 1st time in 1985. Nitish kumar was elected to Lok Sabha for Four consecutive times, 1st in 1989 than in 1991, 1996 and 1998.
Union Minister: In 1990, for a brief stint he had served as Union Minister of Agriculture. In 1998-99, he had served as Union Minister for Railways or Surface Transport & Minister for Agriculture in bihar. Nitish Kumar also had served as Union Cabinet Minister for Railways in the NDA Government led Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 2001 to 2004.
CM of Bihar:
In 2000, he was made CM of Bihar for 1st time but had resigned with in seven days. In 2005 for 2nd time he was sworn in as the CM of Bihar and for 3rd time in 2010. For 4th time he was sworn-in as CM in February 2015.
Nitish Kumar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar
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