Nitish to take oath as Bihar CM at 10 am, PM likely to attend swearing-in

July 27, 2017 08:31

Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday night to stake claim to form government with the support of the BJP, hours after he dramatically resigned as the chief minister.

BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi also met the governor and submitted a letter with the support of 132 JD-U and BJP MLAs, Bihar BJP vice-president Ram Narayan Mandal told Rediff.com.

Kumar will take oath as the chief minister of a new government with Sushil Modi as his deputy.

The ceremony will be at 10 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the oath taking ceremony.

-- Shailaja N Mishra/Rediff.com

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