Question: Nitish Kumar was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ram Nath Kovind, Along with Nitish how many other leaders took the oath?
(a) 28
(b) 26
(c) 32
(d) 18
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 20 November 2015 for the 5th time Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ram Nath Kovind as 35th Bihar Chief Minister.
- Sworn in ceremony held at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan which was witnessed by opposition leaders from across the country.
- It should be noted that on 8 November 2015 in the result declared by election commission the Grand Alliance won 178 of the 243 seats in the Bihar assembly.
- With this the grand alliance led by Nitish Kumar was able to obtain an absolute majority.
- Nitish Kumar for the first time in year 2000, took over as Bihar Chief Minister but he had resigned from his post after 7 days (the term from 3-3-2000 to 10-3-2000).
- In 2005, for the second time and in 2010 for the third time, he had assumed the post of chief minister of state.
- In 2014 he resigned from his position at the time when his party (JDU) disappointed with its performance in Lok Sabha election.
- As result Jitan Ram Majhi took over as the chief minister of Bihar from 20.05.2014 to 22.02.2015.
- But for the 4th time Nitish kumar resumed the office of chief minister on 22 February 2015 as Manjhi had revolted against Mr. Kumar.
- In 2015 sate election, Lalu Prasad Yadav led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has won 80 seats, the highest in the state.
- Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav is appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
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