Nitish Kumar Oath Ceremony Live Updates: Nitish To Take Oath As CM For 10th Term; Prem Kumar To Take Over As Assembly Speaker

Bihar New CM Nitish Kumar Swearing-in Ceremony Live: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to form a new government led by Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister again. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:30 am at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

Nitish Kumar on Wednesday staked claim to form the next government in Bihar after being elected the leader of the NDA, paving the way for his oath-taking ceremony scheduled for 11:30 am on Thursday at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan.

This will be the 10th time Nitish Kumar takes oath as the chief minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Unions Ministers Rajnath Singh and Dharmenndra Pradhan, and chief ministers of at least seven states will attend the swearing-in ceremony.

The NDA, led by the JD(U) and the BJP secured a sweeping majority in the Bihar elections 2025, winning 202 of the 243 assembly seats. The BJP became the single-largest party with 89 seats, the JD(U) won 85, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 19, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) five and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha four.

Stay tuned for real-time updates, key political reactions, attendee details, and major highlights from the Bihar CM swearing-in ceremony, as Nitish Kumar takes oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time.