Published 19:24 IST, November 16th 2020
Amit Shah wishes Nitish Kumar, says will bring 'self-reliance' to Bihar along with PM Modi
The Home Minister also congratulated Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi for swearing-in as the two Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday congratulated JDU Chief Nitish Kumar for taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar saying that he was 'confident' that the pair of PM Modi and Nitish would fulfill the dream of a 'self-reliant' Bihar. The Home Minister also congratulated Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi for swearing-in as the two Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.
"Congratulations to Nitish Kumar Ji on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar again. Congratulations to Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Tarkishore Prasad and Ms. Renu Devi and all those who took the oath of office. I am confident that the pair of Modi ji and Nitish ji will fulfill the dream of a self-reliant Bihar," said Amit Shah.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM
JDU chief Nitish Kumar was sworn-in as the Bihar Chief Minister for the seventh time at the Raj Bhavan in Patna on Monday. Apart from Nitish Kumar, BJP MLAs - Katihar's Tarkishore Prasad and Noniya's Renu Devi were also sworn-in as Bihar's two deputy CMs - a break away from tradition. Senior BJP leaders like Amit Shah, Devendra Fadnavis, Bhupendra Yadav, Sushil Modi were present at the event. Several other cabinet ministers were also sworn-in along with the CM and Deputy CMs.
With BJP clinching 75 seats compared to JDU's 43 seats, the saffron party is set to get the major portfolios. Sources report that BJP's Amarendra Pratap Singh will be replacing JDU's Vijay Chaudhary as Speaker. This will be Nitish Kumar's fourth consecutive term.
Bihar Election Result 2020
The Bihar assembly elections results were declared around midnight on November 10-November 11, with the ruling coalition - NDA winning 125 in the 243-member assembly, against Mahagathbandhan's 110. Even as the contest remained neck and neck throughout the day, RJD under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav, became the single largest party with 75 seats, followed by BJP's 74. While Chirag Paswan's LJP won one seat, it made a major dent in JDU's tally that has come down to 43 from 71 in 2015. The biggest clincher is Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM winning 5 seats and CPI-ML winning 12 seats. The other two left parties - CPI and CPI-M won two each. The other two alliance partners of NDA - HAM and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) won four seats each.
Updated 19:24 IST, November 16th 2020