Patna, Nov 20: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at a grand ceremony held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, on Thursday.

A total of 26 ministers, excluding Kumar, took oath at the event. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy. Of them,14 from the BJP, 8 from JDU, LJP(RV) 2, HAM 1 and RLM 1.

The swearing-in saw the presence of top NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J.P. Nadda, and several Chief Ministers from NDA-ruled states.

Among them were Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, among others.

Modi posted his cong

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