Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time, a day after he announced a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after parting ways with the BJP. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took oath as Deputy CM along with him. Here the swearing-in ceremony was held at Rajendra Mandapam of Raj Bhavan where both the leaders took oath. Tejashwi Yadav touched the feet of CM Nitish Kumar after taking oath and took blessings. Nitish Kumar also warmly congratulated Tejashwi Yadav. Before going to the Raj Bhavan, Nitish Kumar spoke to RJD chief Lalu Prasad on the phone.
After taking oath, CM Nitish Kumar said, "I did not want to become the Chief Minister of Bihar after the 2020 assembly elections. Our party suffered after going with the BJP. The situation got worse in the last two months." Former chief ministers Rabri Devi, Tej Pratap Yadav, Tejashwi's wife Rajshree Yadav and other leaders of JDU and RJD were present during the program. After the swearing-in ceremony, Rabri Devi said, "The new government will be beneficial in the construction of the state and the country." Asked about the mistakes committed by the RJD in its previous tenure, he said his party would do good work in the interest of common people. Rabri Devi said, "We came to power because of God's blessings and the way the media presented all these things in the past. We thank each and every person, media persons and everyone of Bihar." Tej Pratap Yadav It also said that the government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar will work for the youth. Nitish Kumar created history by becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar on March 2000, November 2005, November 2010, February 2015, November 2015, July 2017, November 2020 and August 10, 2022. Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy CM of Bihar in November 2015 and now on 10 August 2022.