Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Wednesday, announced that he would be attending the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar in Patna on Thursday.
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time on Thursday, days after the NDA secured a landslide victory in the assembly elections.
In an informal interaction with reporters in Bhubaneswar today, CM Majhi said, “”I will certainly attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bihar government in Patna. Modi, Shah and chief ministers and deputy chief ministers from various states are likely to attend the ceremony.”
Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan are in the final leg. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several top NDA leaders are expected to attend the oath taking ceremony.
Apart from the main stage, several pandals have also been erected to accommodate VIPs. Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place, and over three lakh people are anticipated at the event
Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation as the outgoing CM to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Union minister Chirag Paswan, RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha and Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Nitish Kumar was chosen as the leader of the NDA in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners.
The NDA returned to power in Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.
