New Delhi: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will take oath as chief minister and deputy chief minister today.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 2 pm at Raj Bhavan. Sources said more ministers will be inducted into the two-member cabinet later. Kumar will take oath as chief minister for the eighth time, leaving the BJP-led NDA. He will lead a seven-party alliance.
According to sources, apart from JDU, rjd and Congress will have representatives in the new cabinet. The Left parties are likely to extend outside support to the new government to maintain their independent identity.
Earlier on Tuesday, the political developments in Patna kept changing rapidly.
Nitish Kumar, 71, met the governor twice a day, submitting his resignation as chief minister heading the NDA alliance for the first time, while for the second time, along with other allies of the opposition grand alliance, including Tejashwi, went to Raj Bhavan and submitted a list of support of 164 MLAs to the governor.
The Bihar Assembly currently has 242 members and the magic figure of getting a majority is 122.