Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Bihar’s Chief Minister for the 10th time. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 202 out of 243 assembly seats in the 2025 Bihar Elections. Nitish Kumar was elected as the legislative party leader of JD(U) on 19 November ahead of the new forming government. He’s also been confirmed as the leader of NDA’s legislature party in Bihar.
The swearing-in is scheduled at Gandhi Maidan, Patna on 20 November. The afternoon ceremony with elaborate arrangements is made with heavy security deployment including Bihar Police, RAF units and drone survillence to manage crowd and movement of VIPs. PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP/NDA leaders are expected to attend the ceremony. About 20 ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were also elected as leader and deputy leader of the BJP Legislature Party, respectively. A total 18 ministers, including two deputy CMs, are likely to take oath in the ceremony, which begins at 11:30 am today at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Discussions have been going on between JD(U) and BJP over key portfolios. Nitish Kumar, 75, first resigned as CM on Wednesday and then submitted the proposal to stake claim to governor Arif Mohammed Khan, with a letter of support from all NDA partners. Before resigning, Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of JD(U) and then of NDA in Bihar.