Patna: Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for a record tenth time on Thursday, November 20, marking yet another chapter in his decades-long hold over state politics.

The Janata Dal (United) president had been unanimously chosen as leader of both the JD(U) Legislature Party and the National Democratic Alliance Legislature Party a day earlier, clearing the path for the new government’s formation.

NDA Legislature Party Leadership

During Wednesday’s meeting in Patna, newly elected JD(U) MLAs selected Kumar as their Legislature Party leader at his official residence. The NDA partners later endorsed him as their unanimous choice to head the alliance government.

BJP Legislature Party Leadership

In a parallel meeting at the BJP’s state headquarters, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay

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