Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for 8th time, Tejashwi to be his deputy

No BJP MLA was present at the swearing in, and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi said the BJP was 'not invited'

Nitish Kumar with 45 legislators in the 243-member Bihar Assembly took oath as the chief minister (CM) for an eighth time after dumping the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and tying up with the Grand Alliance. His first remark to reporters was: “Will those who came to power in 2014, be victorious in 2024?  I would like all (Opposition) to be united for 2024,” leaving no one in any doubt that the Opposition now had another aspirant for India’s top job. For his part however, the new CM said: “I am not a contender for any such post (PM post).”

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