Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at Gandhi Maidan here on Thursday, heading an NDA government that returned to power with 202 seats in the 243-member assembly.
बिहार ने आज एक बार फिर इतिहास रचा है।
करोड़ों बिहारवासियों की आशाओं, विश्वास और आकांक्षाओं को सम्मान देते हुए माननीय @NitishKumar कुमार जी ने राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री पद की शपथ ली, साथ ही 26 माननीय मंत्रियों ने भी पद एवं गोपनीयता की शपथ ग्रहण की।
यह दिन समस्त बिहारवासियों के लिए… pic.twitter.com/F2y9iQopAS
— Janata Dal (United) (@Jduonline) November 20, 2025
The BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 89 seats, followed by JD(U) with 85. Among the smaller allies, LJP(RV) won 19 seats, HAM-S 5 and RLM 4. A total of 27 ministers, including Kumar, took oath at the event.
The ceremony marked the beginning of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's record tenth term, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah attending the grand event.
बिहारवासियों के लिए आज गर्व का दिन है। माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के मार्गदर्शन और माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @NitishKumar जी के नेतृत्व में बिहार एक बार फिर डबल इंजन की मजबूत सरकार बनने जा रही है। यह सरकार बिहार के विकास, समृद्धि और सुशासन के संकल्प को नई गति देगी।… pic.twitter.com/RmD9XiCRg5
— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) November 20, 2025
Prominent leaders who took the oath included Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, the leader and deputy leader of the BJP legislative party, both of whom served as deputy chief ministers in the previous NDA government.
At least three newly inducted ministers are members of the state legislative council - Jaiswal, JD(U) national general secretary and Nitish Kumar's close aide Ashok Choudhary, and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Santosh Kumar Suman.
Here is a list of cabinet ministers who were sworn along with Nitish Kumar on Thursday:
- Samrat Choudhary (BJP)
- Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (JDU)
- Vijendra Kumar Yadav (JDU)
- Shravan Kumar (JDU)
- Mangal Pandey (BJP)
- Dilip Kumar Jaiswal (BJP)
- Leshi Singh (JDU)
- Ashok Chaudhary (JDU)
- Madan Sahni (JDU)
- Nitin Nabin (BJP)
- Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)
- Santosh Kumar Suman (HAM)
- Sunil Kumar (JDU)
- Zama Khan (JDU)
- Sanjay Singh Tiger (BJP)
- Arun Shankar Prasad (BJP)
- Surendra Mehta (BJP)
- Narayan Prasad (BJP)
- Rama Nishad (BJP)
- Lakhendra Kumar Raushan (BJP)
- Shreyashi Singh (BJP)
- Pramod Kumar (BJP)
- Sanjay Kumar (LJP-RV)
- Sanjay Kumar Singh (LJP-RV)
- Deepak Prakash (RLM)
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