After steering the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a sweeping victory in the assembly elections, Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th time on Thursday in Patna.

The ceremony, held at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP national president J.P. Nadda, among other senior leaders. Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy.

Gandhi Maidan, steeped in political history for Jayaprakash Narayan’s 1974 call for a “total revolution, ” has previously hosted Kumar’s swearing-in ceremonies in 2005, 2010, and 2015.

Along with Kumar, 26 NDA legislators took oath as ministers: 14 from the BJP, 8 from JD(U), 2 from LJP (Ram

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