Though the official announcement is awaited, Nitish Kumar in all likelihood would take oath as the new Chief Minister of Bihar on November 20.
“People are busy with Diwali and after that comes the Chhath festival, which ends on November 18. So oath of the new government in all likelihood will be administered after Chhath,” State JD(U) president Basistha Narayan Singh said.
Though the decision to this effect will be taken by the Chief Minister but the date seems likely, he said.
Two senior Ministers of Mr. Kumar’s outgoing Cabinet have also indicated November 20 as the likely date and talks are on among top leadership of the three constituent parties of the Grand Alliance on government formation.
It is yet to be decided as to which constituent party would the Speaker be from and if Lalu Prasad’s son Tejaswi would be made the Deputy Chief Minister.
This would be the fifth time that Mr. Kumar would take oath as Chief Minister. His first stint was in 2000 when he headed a government for only seven days. He rode to power in November 2005 and again in 2010. In February 2015, he took oath for the high office for the fourth time after Jitan Ram Manjhi was removed from the chair.
Published - November 10, 2015 03:50 pm IST
