Nitish Kumar Sworn into Rajya Sabha, to Resign as Bihar CM

New Delhi, April 10, 2026 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Friday, signaling the end of his long tenure leading the state government and opening the door for a new leadership transition in Bihar.

The brief ceremony occurred in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, where Kumar was administered the oath in Hindi. Present at the event were Union Minister and Leader of the House J P Nadda, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, Janata Dal (United) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, and BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy. Bihar's Deputy Chief Ministers, Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary, also attended, having arrived in the capital a day earlier.

Kumar's move to the upper house of Parliament follows his unopposed election on March 16 and subsequent resignation from the Bihar Legislative Council on March 30, a step required under constitutional norms that also necessitates his exit as chief minister. He arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, accompanied by Jha and state minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, to complete the formalities. Speaking to...