Kumar Tired And Politically Belittled, Prashant Kishor Takes Swipe at Nitish | Bihar Oath-taking Ceremony Updates
Kumar ‘Tired And Politically Belittled’, Prashant Kishor Takes Swipe at Nitish | Bihar Oath-taking Ceremony Updates
Along with Nitish Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, putting all the speculation around this post at rest.
Nitish Kumar at Raj Bhavan in Patna (Picture: ANI)
New Delhi: Janata Dal United president Nitish Kumar on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth straight term. Along with Nitish Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi also took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, putting all the speculation around this post at rest. The swearing-in ceremony began at around 4:30 PM at Raj Bhavan. It will be followed by a meeting of the cabinet where a decision on convening the Assembly session is expected to be taken.
8:00 PM: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor took a swipe at Nitish Kumar after he took the oath of office for the seventh time, saying he was “nominated” to the post by the BJP and the state should brace for a few more years of lacklustre governance with a “tired and politically belittled” leader at the helm.
7:00 PM: Amit Shah tweets wishes for Nitish Kumar, congratulates Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi too. “Mr @nitishkumar Congratulations to 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 realize the dream of self-reliant Bihar.”
श्री @nitishkumar जी को पुनः बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में शपथ लेने पर बधाई। उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री तारकिशोर प्रसाद एवं सुश्री रेनु देवी और मंत्री पद की शपथ लेने वाले सभी लोगों को बधाई।
मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि मोदी जी और नीतीश जी की जोड़ी आत्मनिर्भर बिहार का स्वप्न साकार करेगी। pic.twitter.com/JnWfa6LarC
6:57 PM: Many congratulations and best wishes to Shri Nitish Kumar for taking the oath of Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time. I am confident that Bihar will achieve new dimensions of development under your leadership, tweets Prakash Javadekar.
6:54 PM: Sushil Modi Ji is not at all upset. He is an asset to us. Party will think about him, a new responsibility will be given to him: Devendra Fadnavis, BJP in-charge for Bihar elections
6:18 PM: Congrats to Nitish Kumar & all newly sworn-in ministers. I’m sure that under PM Modi’s guidance, NDA will give, pro-farmer, women, youth & development-oriented govt in State. I assure ppl of Bihar that NDA is committed to fulfil their aspirations: BJP President JP Nadda
6:17 PM: It is the decision of the BJP to not field Sushil Modi as the Deputy Chief Minister. They should be asked about this: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
6: 41 PM: Chirag Paswan tweets, “Many congratulations to all the newly appointed ministers in Bihar. I hope the new government will realize Modi’s dream of self-reliant Bihar. Respected Narendra Modi ji has won a big victory in Bihar. It is the wish of all Bihari to have a better change in Bihar’s conditions.”
6:09 PM: Based on the public’s decision, NDA has once again formed the government in the state. We will work together and serve the people: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
6:03 PM: “We are very happy. NDA got an amazing victory in Bihar. This government will run for the next 5 years and will take Bihar forward: Devendra Fadnavis
6:00 PM: “Yes,” says Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on being asked if he will be missing Sushil Modi – BJP leader and former deputy CM of the state during Kumar’s previous tenure. BJP’s Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were sworn-in as Deputy CMs today.
5:37 PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Nitish Kumar for coming back as Bihar CM. “Congratulations to @NitishKumar Ji on taking oath as Bihar’s CM. I also congratulate all those who took oath as Ministers in the Bihar Government. The NDA family will work together for the progress of Bihar. I assure all possible support from the Centre for the welfare of Bihar,” Modi tweeted.
5:14 PM: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Mangal Pandey and Amarendra Pratap Singh take oath as Bihar Cabinet Ministers.
5: 12 PM: Reacting to Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as the Bihar CM yet again, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav reacted sharply, “Best wishes to the respected Shri Nitish Kumar ji on being nominated as the Chief Minister. I hope that instead of the ambition of the chair, he will make the government’s priority in the 19 lakh jobs and jobs of Bihar’s Janakaksha and NDA and positive issues like education, medicine, earning, irrigation, hearing.”
5:08 PM: Santosh Kumar Suman, son of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi & Mukesh Sahni of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) take oath as a Cabinet Minister of Bihar.
5: 04 PM: Nandkishore Yadav gets appointed as the Speaker of Bihar Assembly.
4:59 PM: JDU leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Ashok Choudhary, and Mewa Lal Choudhary take oath as Cabinet Ministers of Bihar.
4:51 PM: Deputy CM buzz comes to rest as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar.
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/60kHuDDzOC
4:30 PM: Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan reaches Raj Bhawan in Patna to attend oath-taking ceremony.
4: 25 PM: Bihar Chief Minister designate Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhavan in Patna. He will take oath as the CM of Bihar for the seventh time today.
4:00 PM: Bihar Chief Minister designate Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in ceremony to begin shortly.
3: 27 PM: Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis have arrived at the party office in Patna. Notably, they are in the city to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM designate Nitish Kumar.
2:00 PM: After his electoral victories in 2010 and 2015, Kumar had taken oath at star-studded ceremonies held at the sprawling Gandhi Maidan in the presence of a large number of dignitaries and the common people. However, this time it is going to be a much more subdued affair on account of the COVID 19 pandemic.
1:00 PM: RJD says they will boycott the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar. “The public gave the mandate to change which is against the NDA,” says the party.
12: 17: A total of 14 ministers, including CM, 2 Deputy CMs, and 12 others will take oath today, said TV reports.
12:00 PM: It’s his personal opinion & not party’s stand. There’s a proper time & place for any analysis which will be done to identify where did we lack in cooperation & synergy, said RJD’s Manoj Jha on party leader Shivanand Tiwari’s remark ‘polls were in full swing&Rahul Gandhi was on picnic’
11:21 AM: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav will not attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bihar CM designate Nitish Kumar to be held in Patna today.
11:15 AM:It is a big responsibility. If people have elected us and trusted the NDA, we will work to meet their expectations, said BJP leader Renu Devi on being asked if she will take oath as Deputy CM of Bihar later today.
10:30 AM:There are indications that Renu ji (BJP leader Renu Devi) and I will take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, said Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tarkishore Prasad.
9:30 AM: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will also attend the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar.
9:26 AM: BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda to attend the oath-taking ceremony of JDU Chief and Bihar CM designate Nitish Kumar in Patna, today.
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