New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Having been sworn in as the Bihar Chief Minister for the 10th time, Nitish Kumar is expected to surpass Jyoti Basu 's tenure, who remained West Bengal's CM for 23 years, provided all goes well in the newly formed NDA government for the next five years.

If he manages to maintain cohesion within the NDA, the Janata Dal (United) chief could join the ranks of long-serving Chief Minister s like Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim and Naveen Patnaik of Odisha, who led their states for nearly 25 and over 24 years, respectively.

He is already the longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar.

Nitish's first term as Chief Minister of United Bihar was in 2000 and was brief, as he held the post for only seven days. His second term was from 2005 to 2010, fol

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