Himanta congratulates Nitish on taking oath as Bihar CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday congratulated Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time.

''Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to honourable Shri @NitishKumar Kumar Ji on taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar,'' Sarma said in a post on X.

''Under the guidance of the esteemed Shri @narendramodi ji and the strong leadership of Nitish ji, Bihar is moving towards new heights of progress and transformation; heartfelt best wishes on this historic occasion of taking the oath!'' he said.

Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to 71-year old Kumar along with 26 ministers, including 14 from the BJP and 8 from the JD(U).

The NDA had stormed back to power in Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.

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