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FILE- In this June 5, 2013 file photo, Bihar state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, listens to a speaker during a conference of the chief ministers of various Indian states on Internal Security in New Delhi, India. The alliance led by Kumar defeated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party in a crucial election in one of India's most populous states. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, file) Nitish Kumar, JD(U) President becomes Chief Minister of Bihar for ninth time. The newly elected CM of Bihar took oath on Sunday.
According to the sources, Kumar has earlier resigned from INDIA Bloc to form a new government with BJP. He claimed while resigning that things were not working well for him in the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and in the bloc INDIA.
Along with other leaders of BJP, Kumar took oath as the CM at the Raj Bhavan.