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State BJP president Dilp Jaiswal, along with senior party leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, received Shah and Nadda at the city airport.
Patna: Nitish Kumar is all set to take oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for an unprecedented 10th time on Thursday morning at a grand ceremony in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and other key NDA leaders are slated to attend the swearing-in ceremony today. Earlier on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance after BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary recommended his name in the NDA meeting.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda arrived in Patna on Wednesday night. State BJP president Dilp Jaiswal, along with senior party leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, received Shah and Nadda at the city airport. Shah and Nadda are expected to meet senior JD(U) and BJP leaders ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, party sources said.
Nitish Kumar Oath Taking Ceremony Live:
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Several dignitaries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony, scheduled to take place at 11:30 am
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Samrat Choudhary has been chosen as the leader of the BJP legislature party and Vijay Kumar Sinha elected as his deputy.
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Nitish staked claim to form the next government after being elected the leader of the NDA legislature party in Bihar on Wednesday
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74-year-old Nitish Kumar is all set to take oath as the Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
