The swearing-in ceremony comes a day after Nitish Kumar dumped his old-time partner, the BJP, and announced a new ‘Grand Alliance’ with the RJD and other parties
Nitish Kumar (L) takes oath as Bihar CM, Tejashwi Yadav (R) as Deputy CM. ANI
Patna: Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for eighth time. Tejashwi Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, took oath as the Deputy.
The swearing in ceremony comes a day after Kumar announced a new “grand alliance” with RJD and other opposition parties.
Notably, after Kumar broke alliance with the BJP on Tuesday, the party accused him of being a “habitual betrayer”.
Earlier in the day, Union Minister and Bihar BJP MP Nityanand Rai said, “Going with RJD and Tejashwi Yadav is a betrayal to the people and mandate of Bihar, to the ideologies of Lohia-JP-George. Going with Congress-RJD proves that Nitish Kumar does everything just to be in power.”
BJP can say what they want, I won’t live in 2014: Nitish Kumar
Talking to media after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar, Kumar said that it was the unanimous decision of all the members of the JD(U) to leave BJP. “Whether I will stay or not (till 2024)… they can say what they want, but I will not live in the year 2014.”
Kumar today also said, “Those who came to power in 2014, will they be victorious in 2024? I would like all (opposition) to be united for 2024. I am not a contender for any such post (on PM post).”
The swearing in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Patna was a low-key affair and saw Tejashwi Yadav’s wife Rajshri, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav in attendance.
With inputs from agencies
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