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Jiten Ram Manjhi sworn in as Bihar CM

| | May 21, 2014, at 12:08 am
Patna, May 20 (IBNS): Jitan Ram Manjhi was sworn in as the 25th Chief Minister of Bihar on Tuesday.
Governor D.Y. Patil administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Manjhi at a function at the Rajbhawan here.
 
A total of 17 ministers also took oath along with Manjhi.
 
Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has congratulated Manjhi and tweeted: "Congratulations to Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi on taking over as Bihar CM. I wish him the very best & assure our support in development of Bihar."
 
 Manjhi earlier said he was the choice of both outgoing CM Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) supremo Sharad Yadav.
 
"I never expected or desired to become the CM. But both Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav chose me," said Manjhi.
 
Ending his eight and a half years stint, Nitish Kumar officially stepped down as the Chief Minister of Bihar while the JD-U announced the name of Manjhi  for the top post in the state.
 
 Manjhi served as the SC/ST welfare minister in Nitish Kumar's government.
 
Earlier in the day, Sharad Yadav said the decision on Nitish Kumar quitting as Bihar Chief Minister is final.
 
"The decision was a difficult one to take. But the decision is final. Nitishji will resign. It is a decision in favour of the nation, the party and also Nitishji," said Yadav.
 
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