Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nitish Kumar on being sworn in as Prime Minister of Bihar on Monday and said the NDA family will work together for the progress of the state.
“Congratulations to @NitishKumar Ji for taking the oath as CM of Bihar. I also congratulate all those who were sworn in as ministers in the Bihar government. The NDA family will work together for the progress of Bihar. I assure you of all possible support from the Bihar Wellness Center, ”PM Modi tweeted.
Kumar was formally named leader of the state’s ruling alliance at a meeting of the NDA MLAs on Sunday. The meeting was also attended by the BJP leader and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, the party’s state official, Bhupendra Yadav, and the election official, Devendra Fadnavis.
In addition to Kumar, several leaders of the constituent parties of the NDA alliance were sworn in as cabinet ministers. Deputy CMs, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, were also sworn in at the ceremony.
Santosh Kumar Suman, son of Hindustani boss Awam Morcha (HAM) Jitan Ram Manjhi, Mukesh Sahni of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), Vijay Kumar Choudhary of JD (U), Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Ashok Choudhary and Mewa Lal Chouduramento also took the oath in.
The swearing-in ceremony comes a day after the Nation’s Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar chose Kumar as the prime minister for another term. Deputy Chief Ministers. Eight other ministers from the NDA constituents – BJP, JD (U), HAM and VIP – were also sworn in today.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its chief Tejashwi Yadav boycotted the swearing-in ceremony.
“Best wishes to the respected Nitish Kumar ji for being ‘nominated’ as Chief Minister. I hope that instead of pursuing your ambitions, you will fulfill the aspirations of the public and fulfill the NDA promise of 19 lakh jobs, and will make the positive issues such as employment, health, income generation and irrigation their priority, ”said the 31-year-old. tweeted.
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