The swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan was a grand affair, attended by political luminaries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose waving of a ‘gamchha’ stole the show, triggering a roar from a section of the three lakh-odd crowd.

Artistes presented folk songs and dances at the event to add glitz to the star-studded gathering on stage — the PM, Union Home Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Haryana and Delhi.

As JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as the CM of Bihar for a record 10th time, the Prime Minister waved a ‘gamchha’ to the crowd, drawing cheers.

The swearing-in ceremony began with the rendition of the national anthem. Before that, the vibrant ‘Sama Cha

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