A Historic Milestone: Nitish Kumar Takes Oath as CM for the 10th Term

Nitish Kumar has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the tenth time. He is the first Chief Minister to take oath for the CM post ten times.

CM Nitish Oath Ceremony: Following a landslide victory for the NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has created a new history in Indian politics by taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record tenth time on November 20, 2025. The grand ceremony, held at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan, was attended by the country's Prime Minister and several Union Ministers. Along with Nitish Kumar, Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. A total of 26 leaders took the oath of office as ministers.

When Nitish Kumar Took Oath as CM

Nitish Kumar has taken the oath of Chief Minister for the tenth time in his political career. He first took the oath on March 3, 2000. The second time was on November 24, 2005, the third time on November 26, 2010, the fourth time on February 22, 2015, the fifth time on November 20, 2015, the sixth time on July 27, 2017, the seventh time on November 16, 2020, the eighth time in August 2022, the ninth time on January 28, 2024, and the tenth time on November 20, 2025. This tenth term of his is a historic record for any Chief Minister in India.

These Ministers Took Oath

• Nitish Kumar – Chief Minister (JDU)
• Samrat Chaudhary – Deputy Chief Minister (BJP)
• Vijay Kumar Sinha – Deputy Chief Minister (BJP)
• Mangal Pandey (BJP)
• Dilip Jaiswal (BJP)
• Nitin Naveen (BJP)
• Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)
• Sanjay Singh Tiger (BJP)
• Arun Shankar Prasad (BJP)
• Surendra Mehta (BJP)
• Narayan Prasad (BJP)
• Rama Nishad (BJP)
• Lakhindra Kumar Roshan (BJP)
• Shreyasi Singh (BJP)
• Pramod Kumar (BJP)
• Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (JDU)
• Bijendra Prasad Yadav (JDU)
• Shravan Kumar (JDU)
• Ashok Chaudhary (JDU)
• Leshi Singh (JDU)
• Madan Sahni (JDU)
• Sunil Kumar (JDU)
• Mohammad Jama Khan (JDU)
• Sanjay Kumar Paswan (LJP-R)
• Sanjay Kumar Singh (LJP-R)
• Santosh Suman (HAM)
• Deepak Prakash (RLM)

Prime Minister Present at Oath Ceremony

Distinguished guests from all corners of the country gathered at the grand oath-taking ceremony held at Gandhi Maidan. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Chief Ministers of several states. Prominent leaders among them included Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh, Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, and Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra. During the ceremony, MP Manoj Tiwari and newly elected MLA Maithili Thakur presented cultural performances, showcasing Bihar's culture through folk dances like Jat-Jatin, Jijiya, and Sama-Chakeva.