Nitish Kumar oath ceremony: When did Nitish Kumar take the oath as CM? Find out when he first became Chief Minister.
Patna/New Delhi. Nitish Kumar Oath Ceremony: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has won a historic victory in the Bihar assembly elections. This time, Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister for the 10th time. The NDA has secured 202 seats in the 243-seat assembly, giving it a more than two-thirds majority.
Nitish Kumar's oath ceremony: Speaking of the 2000 assembly elections, no single party or coalition secured a majority. Following the elections, Nitish Kumar, with the support of the BJP, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time on March 3, 2000, at Atal Bihari Vajpayee's request. At the time, Nitish Kumar was the Agriculture Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. However, due to a lack of majority, he resigned within seven days.
Nitish Kumar oath ceremony: Let us know when Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister.
- First Time (03-03-2000 to 10-03-2000)
Nitish Kumar first became Chief Minister in March 2000. But he resigned just seven days later after failing to secure a majority.
- Second time (24-11-2005 to 25-11-2010)
Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister for the second time in November 2005.
- Third time (26-11-2010 to 19-05-2014)
Nitish Kumar returned to the Chief Minister's post in November 2010. However, he resigned after his party's poor performance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
- Fourth time (22-02-2015 to 19-11-2015)
Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister again in February 2015.
5. Fifth time (20-11-2015 to 26-07-2017)
After this, he separated from NDA and came closer to Lalu Yadav and in November 2015, he became the Chief Minister in the Grand Alliance government (with RJD and Congress).
- Sixth time (27-07-2017 to 12-11-2020)
In July 2017, Nitish broke ties with the Grand Alliance and then became the Chief Minister on behalf of NDA.
7. Seventh time (16-11-2020 to 09-08-2022)
He became the Chief Minister in the NDA government after the November 2020 assembly elections.
- Eighth time (10-08-2022 to 28-01-2024)
Nitish Kumar again formed the Grand Alliance government with RJD in August 2022 and became the Chief Minister.
- Ninth time (28-01-2024)
In January 2024, Nitish Kumar left the Grand Alliance and joined the NDA and took oath as Chief Minister for the ninth time.
- tenth time
Now Nitish Kumar can take oath as CM for the 10th time in 2025.
