Nitish Kumar Sworn in as Bihar CM for 10th Term

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th term on Thursday in Patna, marking another chapter in his two-decade dominance of the state's politics, as the National Democratic Alliance government allocated key portfolios to its ministers the following day.

The ceremony at Gandhi Maidan drew prominent figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who attended after skipping the 2020 event, along with chief ministers from Haryana, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Nagaland. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oaths to Kumar and 26 other ministers, forming a cabinet of 27 members out of a possible 36, leaving nine positions vacant for potential future additions. The National Democratic Alliance secured a decisive victory in the November 2025 assembly elections, winning 202 of 243 seats with a record 67.13 percent voter turnout, the highest since 1951. Women voters played a pivotal role, turning out at 71.6 percent compared to 62.8 percent for men. The alliance's haul included 89 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party, 85 for Kumar's Janata Dal United, 19 for the Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas, five for Hindustani Awam Morcha...