Nitish Kumar took oath right this moment because the Chief Minister of Bihar for a document ninth time, on the head of a recent authorities shaped in partnership with the BJP. Mr Kumar is changing his ministers from the Rashtriya Janata Dal with these from the BJP and social gathering leaders Samrat Chowdhury, Vijay Sinha and a number of other others additionally took oath together with him on the Raj Bhavan this afternoon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the brand new governmnet with a submit on X, previously Twitter.

“The NDA authorities shaped in Bihar will depart no stone unturned for the event of the state and to meet the aspirations of its individuals. I congratulate @NitishKumar. as Chief Minister and Samrat Chaudhary ji and Vijay Sinha ji on taking oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. I’m assured that this crew will serve my relations of the state with full dedication,” learn a tough translation of his submit. 

That is additionally the fifth time in a decade the 72-year-old has modified camp — the frequency of the method having earned him the pejorative “Paltu Kumar”.

Mr Kumar had parted firm with the BJP final in 2022. On the time, the Chief Minister was involved that the BJP may engineer a cut up in his Janata Dal United as they did in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena.

Whereas becoming a member of the NDA fold once more right this moment, he cited his disappointment with the Opposition bloc, saying although he bought the entrance up and operating, little or no was being accomplished by the others.

“The brand new Grand Alliance that we created (in August 2022) is just not in situation. The state of affairs is just not wanting good,” he stated,

“I’ve been working onerous to make a profitable, significant (INDIA) alliance, however nobody else (within the alliance) has been doing something… Gathbandhan predominant bhi gadbad chal rahan hai (one thing is improper within the alliance). Persons are not blissful,” he had advised reporters.

Sources, although,  stated Mr Kumar has been upset over the shortage of readability in INDIA bloc’s ballot preparations and being handed over as a doable Prime Ministerial candidate. The delays to seat-sharing talks for the Lok Sabha polls had been an extra aggravation.