Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Chief Minister for an unprecedented 10th time today at a grand ceremony in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, marking the beginning of the ruling NDA's return to power in Bihar, only days after a resounding victory in the Assembly election. Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other key NDA leaders are scheduled to attend the swearing-in ceremony today.

Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected as the National Democratic Alliance's leader earlier on Wednesday after Samrat Chaudhary of the BJP recommended his name during the NDA meeting.

Following the meeting, Nitish Kumar headed to the Raj Bhavan, where he resigned as chief minister and sent letters of support from NDA allies to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, in an attempt to form a new administration.

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