Decision to form government with BJP taken for the interest of Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Thursday morning.
Kumar, who severed his ties with RJD over corruption issue, formed the new government with the support of the BJP.
Along with Nitish, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Speaking about the mission of the new government, Nitish said: "We will continue to work for the people of Bihar with honesty."
While reacting to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's remark of 'betrayal', Nitish skipped the question and said will answer at the right time.
The Congress VP said Nitish has betrayed the people of Bihar by moving out from the grand alliance which was voted to power in 2015.
Kumar stepped down from the position after he met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi last evening.
Meanwhile, after a meeting with Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi last night, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said RJD being the largest political party in the Assembly, the former must give them the opportunity to form the government first.
The rift between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad of RJD had reached a flashpoint over corruption issue when deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and his father Lalu Yadav had ruled out resignation of Tejashwi over a CBI probe arguing that a fake case was filed against him.
The Bihar CM will have to appear for the floor test in the Assembly on Friday.
Image: Official Facebook page of Nitish Kumar.
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