Nitish sworn in as CM, RJD’s Tejashwi Deputy CM

Patna, Aug 10(Reporters Today Bureau): Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as Bihar’s chief minister for an eighth term on Wednesday.

He had snapped ties with the BJP and joined hands once again with the Mahagathbandhan (RJD, Congress and Left).

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took oath too, as the deputy chief minister, in a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Patna.

In 2017, Nitish Kumar, left the Mahagathbandhan over corruption allegations against Tejashwi Yadav – then too his deputy CM – and joined hands with the BJP.

This came after the 71-year-old politician, in November 2015, became chief minister for a fifth time after the grand alliance won the assembly polls.

In October-November 2020, Kumar’s JD(U) and BJP won the elections, and the senior politician assumed Bihar’s top post for a sixth time.