Nitish Kumar takes oath as CM, Tejashwi Yadav sworn in as his deputy

Nitish Kumar, who left the BJP-led NDA earlier, took oath as the CM for the eighth time, on Wednesday.

The RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.

The oath-taking ceremony took place inside the Raj Bhavan.


Kumar will lead a coalition of seven parties that has the backing of an Independent.

Nitish Kumar announced a new "grand alliance" with Tejashwi Yadav's RJD & other opposition parties.

Opposition leaders like former CM Rabri Devi and RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav were also present at the ceremony.