Bihar CM oath taking ceremony Highlights: Nitish Kumar takes oath as CM for record 10th time; Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha become Dy CMs
BJP
Samrat Choudhary
Vijay Kumar Sinha
Dilip Jaiswal
Mangal Pandey
Ram Kripal Yadav
Santosh Suman
Nitin Nabin
Sanjay Singh Tiger
Arun Shankar Prasad
Surendra Mehta
Narayan Prasad
Rama Nishad
Lakhendra Kumar Roshan
Pramod Kumar
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Deepak Prakash
Sanjay Kumar
JDU
Vijay Kumar Choudhary
Bijendra Prasad Yadav
Shrawan Kumar
Ashok Chaudhary
Leshi Singh
Madan Sahni
Sunil Kumar
Mohammad Zama Khan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda and other NDA leaders at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda and other NDA leaders at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thank the people of the state for the NDA's unprecedented victory in the Bihar Assembly elections. NDA returned to power in Bihar with 202 out of 243 seats.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thank the people of the state for the NDA's unprecedented victory in the Bihar Assembly elections.
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NDA returned to power in Bihar with 202 out of 243 seats.
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#WATCH | Lakhendra Kumar Raushan, Shreyashi Singh, Dr Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deepak Prakash take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
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Lakhendra Kumar Raushan, Shreyashi Singh, Dr Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deepak Prakash take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
#WATCH | Leshi Singh, Madan Sahni, Nitin Nabin, Ram Kripal Yadav, Santosh Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
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Leshi Singh, Madan Sahni, Nitin Nabin, Ram Kripal Yadav, Santosh Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet
#WATCH | Md Zama Khan, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Surendra Mehata, Narayan Prasad, Rama Nishad take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
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Md Zama Khan, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Surendra Mehata, Narayan Prasad, Rama Nishad take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
Vijay Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shrawon Kumar, Mangal Pandey, Dilip Jaiswal, Ashok Choudhary take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet
#WATCH | Vijay Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shrawon Kumar, Mangal Pandey, Dilip Jaiswal, Ashok Choudhary take oath as state ministers in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
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JD(U)'s Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Shrowan Kumar have taken oath as ministers of Bihar
#WATCH | BJP's Samrat Choudhary takes oath as state minister in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.
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BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha takes oath as state minister in the Bihar cabinet at the NDA government's swearing-in ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. pic.twitter.com/th4EKpTsxL
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#WATCH | Nitish Kumar greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. pic.twitter.com/toCJx5ac0H
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BJP's Samrat Choudhary takes oath as state minister in Bihar cabinet at the oath ceremony being held at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. pic.twitter.com/7aWQwfdvwF
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#WATCH | Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda and other NDA leaders at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
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BJP leader Samrat Choudhary took oath as a member of the new state cabinet. He is expected to continue in his role as Deputy Chief Minister.
#WATCH | Patna | Nitish Kumar greets the crowd gathered at Gandhi Maidan to witness him return as Bihar CM for the 10th time pic.twitter.com/ylZeNTe73B
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#WATCH | Patna | Ahead of NDA govt formation in Bihar, Singer and BJP MLA-elect Maithili Thakur says, "...This day is being celebrated as a grand festival...PM Modi is also arriving soon." pic.twitter.com/q6BUapuBv8
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Nishant Kumar, son of Nitish Kumar, congratulated his father on taking oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time. He extended his gratitude to all ministers and dignitaries present, expressing appreciation for their participation in the ceremony.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 10th time in 25 years
Bihar | Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has arrived in Patna to attend the NDA government’s swearing-in ceremony to be held at Gandhi Maidan. Local BJP workers and office bearers welcomed him on his arrival. pic.twitter.com/HacnQPNaDq
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#WATCH | Patna | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath says, "On behalf of the people of Uttar Pradesh, I have come here to congratulate the new government in Bihar. What we are seeing here today is the result of Nitish Kumar ji's vast experience and the double-engine government's… pic.twitter.com/Tn7oqCW7sS
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#WATCH | Patna | BJP leader Vijay Sinha at Gandhi Maidan for the oath ceremony of the NDA government in Bihar after it secured a landslide victory in the Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/cj89r1t2Nu
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#WATCH | Nitish Kumar arrives at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government in Bihar is taking place.
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Nitish Kumar returns as Bihar CM for the 10th time. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha take oath as Deputy CMs. pic.twitter.com/aEvCuOAch3
#WATCH | Bihar: A man with a unique haircut sells tea outside Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government in Bihar is taking place. pic.twitter.com/WFqxc2NSy2
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#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu arrives in Patna to attend the NDA government’s swearing-in ceremony in Bihar to be held at Gandhi Maidan pic.twitter.com/Dd2kVE5KQq
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As Nitish Kumar prepares to take oath, sources said 18 members, including the chief minister and two deputy chief ministers, are expected to be sworn in on Thursday.
According to the sources, the Cabinet may include six ministers each from the BJP and JD(U), while three positions are likely to go to allies: LJP (Ram Vilas), HAM(S), and RLM.
Likely JD(U) ministers
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the following JD(U) leaders may be included in the new Cabinet:
Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Shrawan Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Lesi Singh, Sheila Mandal, Madan Sahni, Ratnesh Sada, Mohammad Zama Khan, Jayant Raj, Umesh Singh Kushwaha, and Ashok Chowdhary.
Sources also suggest additional possible inductees such as Rahul Kumar Singh, Sudhanshu Shekhar, Kaladhar Prasad Mandal, and Panna Lal Singh Patel.
Likely BJP ministers
BJP insiders say that most ministers from the outgoing Cabinet are expected to retain their positions, with the party planning to introduce around three fresh faces. Those likely to continue include:
Samrat Choudhary, Prem Kumar, Mangal Pandey, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Nitish Mishra, Renu Devi, Jibesh Kumar, Neeraj Kumar Singh, Janak Ram, Hari Sahni, Kedar Prasad Gupta, Surendra Mehta, Santosh Kumar Singh, Sunil Kumar, and Motil Lal Prasad.
Probable new inductees from the BJP include former IPS officer Anand Mishra (Buxar), along with Rana Randhir, Gayatri Devi, and Vijay Kumar Khemka.
Alliance partners
Among NDA allies, names being considered include Raju Tiwary (LJP-RV), Santosh Suman (HAM-S), and Snehlata Kushwaha, wife of RLM leader Upendra Kushwaha.
PTC Web Desk: Bihar is set to witness another political milestone as Nitish Kumar, after being unanimously chosen as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has staked claim to form the next government. His oath-taking ceremony will take place at 11,30 am on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, marking his 10th swearing-in as Chief Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the event along with senior leaders, including Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan, as well as chief ministers from at least seven states.
The NDA alliance, led by JD(U) and BJP, secured a decisive mandate in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, winning 202 out of 243 seats. The BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 89 seats, followed by JD(U) with 85, LJP (Ram Vilas) with 19, HAM(S) with five, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha with four seats.
On Wednesday, the 75-year-old leader first submitted his resignation as chief minister and was subsequently re-elected as the leader of both JD(U) and the NDA legislature party. He then approached Governor Arif Mohammed Khan with letters of support from all alliance partners to form the new government.
The BJP chose Samrat Choudhury as its legislature party leader and Vijay Kumar Sinha as deputy leader, confirming their continuation as Bihar’s two deputy chief ministers.
This swearing-in will mark Nitish Kumar’s 10th term as chief minister, a rare milestone in Indian politics. Known for shifting political alliances over the years, he has remained central to Bihar’s power structure regardless of coalition changes.
NDA leaders met on Wednesday to finalise ministerial berths and departmental responsibilities for alliance partners. The role of Assembly Speaker was also discussed. According to sources, the final list of ministers was to be submitted to the governor early Thursday, with new ministers being informed shortly before the ceremony.
- With inputs from agencies
