As Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for the tenth time on Thursday, his son Nishant Kumar celebrated the occasion and expressed gratitude to voters for delivering a stronger-than-expected mandate. “Nitish Kumar has become Chief Minister for the 10th time. I congratulate the people and the entire NDA family. We have honoured our promises before and will continue to do so,” Nishant Kumar said.

Speaking after the ceremony in Patna, Nishant noted that the people of Bihar had once again shown confidence in Nitish Kumar’s leadership and in the NDA alliance. He emphasized that the alliance was committed to continuing its development-focused governance. Calling the moment personally meaningful, Nishant extended warm wishes to his father, adding, “I congratulate my father on taking oath as CM for the 10th time. The public supported us beyond expectations. I thank and congratulate them.” His remarks came soon after the grand swearing-in event at Gandhi Maidan, where Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister for a record tenth term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Nitish Kumar and the newly formed Bihar government, calling him an experienced and capable administrator with a strong record of good governance. In a post on X, PM Modi extended best wishes to Nitish Kumar for the new term. In another message, the Prime Minister congratulated the new Deputy Chief Ministers, Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha, praising their long-standing work at the grassroots level.

Earlier in the day, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar CM for the tenth time, while BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Modi and other NDA leaders. The oath was administered by Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. Along with Nitish Kumar, 25 ministers from the NDA alliance were inducted into the Cabinet. The list included leaders from JD(U), BJP, HAM(S), LJP(RV), and RLM, such as Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Mangal Pandey, Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, Ashok Choudhary, Lesi Singh, Nitin Nabin, Ram Kripal Yadav, and several others.

The ceremony took place at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan, a venue that has hosted Nitish Kumar’s earlier inaugurations in 2005, 2010, and 2015, and is also known for Jayaprakash Narayan’s iconic 1974 call for “total revolution.” Chief Ministers from several NDA-governed states — including Haryana, Assam, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand — were also present. The 2025 Bihar Assembly elections were widely viewed as a crucial test for Nitish Kumar, who has remained a central figure in the state’s politics for two decades.