Patna: Putting all speculations to an end, Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the next Chief Minister of Bihar in the next few days. The swearing-in will take place either on Wednesday or Thursday depending on the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is likely to attend the oath function after such a massive landslide.

High-level sources in the NDA conceded that the swearing-in will be attended by the PM, besides Home Minister Amit Shah, other Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled States.

“Instead of Raj Bhavan, the swearing-in of Nitish and his ministers is likely to take place at the historic Gandhi Maidan,” said the source, adding that the confabulations are on between the JD (U) and the BJP in New Delhi related to power sharing.

“Senior JD (U) leaders like S

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