Nitish Kumar Rejoins BJP-led NDA Alliance, Check New Cabinet

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Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister on January 29 for the 9th time to form a new government with the BJP.

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Nitish Kumar rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.

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Kumar was sworn in by Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan in the presence of senior leaders including BJP national president J P Nadda.

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Earlier in the day, JD(U) chief Kumar handed his resignation to Governor Rajendra Arlekar and announced his party’s exit from the 28-party Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc.

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Along with Nitish Kumar, several leaders of the BJP, JD(U), Hindustan Awam Morcha and an Independent legislator took the oath.

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BJP leader and former Bihar Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha took oath as a Cabinet minister in the newly-formed Bihar government.

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Janata Dal (United) leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Vijendra Yadav, and Shrawan Kumar also took oath as Cabinet ministers.

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Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustan Awam Morcha's Santosh Kumar Suman and Independent legislator Sumit Singh were also inducted into Nitish Kumar's Cabinet.

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BJP's Prem Kumar was also sworn in as one of the cabinet ministers.

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