The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be held on Thursday (November 20) at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

Days after the sweeping performance of the BJP-JD(U)-led NDA in the Bihar assembly elections , Nitish Kumar is expected to take oath as chief minister on Thursday (November 20). Prime Minister Narendra Modi , along with several chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of NDA-ruling states, will participate in the ceremony.

Nitish Kumar is likely to be elected as legislature party leader on November 19, a day before taking oath as Bihar CM at a programme at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, news agency PTI quoted JD(U) sources as saying.

On Monday, Nitish Kumar met Governor Arif Mohammad Khan in Patna to recommend the dissolution of the current legislative assembly and begin the transit

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