Patna:
In a historic political moment, Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar was sworn in today as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th time. The oath-taking ceremony was held at Patna’s iconic Gandhi Maidan, where 26 newly appointed ministers also took oath alongside him.
Nitish Kumar, now 74, first became Chief Minister in the year 2000. Although his first government fell within eight days, he returned to power in 2005 and remained at the helm until 2014. He resigned after the JD(U)’s poor performance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections but later returned to the chair. His previous oath ceremony took place in January 2024, when he rejoined the NDA alliance.
Full List of Newly Sworn-In Bihar Cabinet Ministers
| S.No. | Minister Name | Party | Assembly Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samrat Choudhary | BJP | — |
| 2 | Vijay Kumar Sinha | BJP | — |
| 3 | Vijay Kumar Choudhary | JD(U) | — |
| 4 | Bijendra Prasad Yadav | JD(U) | — |
| 5 | Shravan Kumar | JD(U) | — |
| 6 | Mangal Pandey | BJP | — |
| 7 | Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | BJP | — |
| 8 | Ashok Choudhary | JD(U) | — |
| 9 | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | — |
| 10 | Madan Sahni | JD(U) | — |
| 11 | Nitin Navin | BJP | — |
| 12 | Ram Kripal Yadav | BJP | — |
| 13 | Santosh Kumar Suman | HAM | — |
| 14 | Sunil Kumar | BJP | — |
| 15 | Md. Jama Khan | JD(U) | — |
| 16 | Sanjay Singh ‘Tiger’ | BJP | — |
| 17 | Arun Shankar Prasad | BJP | — |
| 18 | Surendra Mehta | BJP | — |
| 19 | Narayan Prasad | BJP | — |
| 20 | Rama Nishad | BJP | — |
| 21 | Lakhendra Kumar Roushan | BJP | — |
| 22 | Shreyasi Singh | BJP | — |
| 23 | Dr. Pramod Kumar | BJP | — |
| 24 | Sanjay Kumar | JD(U) | — |
| 25 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | JD(U) | — |
| 26 | Deepak Prakash | BJP | — |
Top Leaders in Attendance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J.P. Nadda, and several senior NDA leaders attended the swearing-in ceremony, underscoring the political importance of Nitish Kumar’s return to power.
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