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Bihar Govt formation: Nitish Kumar resigns as CM, stakes claim to form government

Earlier in the day, Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of the coalition's legislative party in the Bihar Assembly. He was earlier elected as JDU legislature party leader in a meeting at the party office.

JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar after being elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners in Patna. (Photo: PTI)
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar after being elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners in Patna. (Photo: PTI)
| Updated on: Nov 19, 2025 | 06:35 PM


Patna: A day ahead of the swearing-in, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and tendered his resignation. He also staked claim to form the next government. With NDA all set to form the government on Thursday, Kumar will also take the oath as CM for the tenth time.

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During the meeting, the Governor accepted his resignation and asked Kumar  to continue as caretaker chief minister until a new government is sworn-in.  He was accompanied by Union minister Chirag Paswan, RLM supremo  Upendra Kushwaha and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, among others.

Nitish Kumar elected leader of the coalition

Earlier in the day, he was elected as the leader of the coalition’s legislative party in the Bihar Assembly. He was earlier elected as JDU legislature party leader in a meeting at the party office. 

Kumar will take oath as chief minister for a record 10th time at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan at 11 am on Thursday.

BJP names  Samrat Choudhary as leader of legislative party

Meanwhile, the BJP MLAs chose Samrat Choudhary as the leader of the legislative party and Vijay Kumar Sinha as deputy leader, paving way for them to become Deouty Chief Ministers as in the previous government.

On Thursday, the swearing-in ceremony of the new government will be held at Gandhi Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of various states and other dignitaries are expected to attend the swearing-in.

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