As Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar’s Chief Minister for a record 10th term on Thursday, his son Nishant broke his long public silence to comment on his father’s achievement.

Nishant, 50, who largely stays away from the spotlight, said in a rare interview that while he had hoped for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to win, he had not anticipated such a sweeping landslide victory.

"I hoped that he would win, but people trusted us more than we expected. We won 43 seats last time, but my father kept working, and people supported him wholeheartedly this time. I thank them," Nishant told NDTV in an interview on 20 November on the sidelines of the oath-taking ceremony.

Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record tenth time on Thursday during a grand ceremony at Patn

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