Nitish Kumar : CM 9th Term
Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the record ninth time on August 10, 2022.
- He returns to power just 18 months after leaving the BJP-led NDA, in his fifth such switch since 2015.
- Six ministers and two Deputy CMs from BJP also took oath.
- Nitish claimed the move was “in Bihar’s interest”, while the BJP called it necessary “for the state’s development”.
- However, previous alliance partner RJD predicted JD(U)’s demise as a party from the break-up, despite having tied up over ideological compatibility earlier.
- Since 2005, Nitish has continually changed political loyalties to remain CM barring 2014-15.
- He has partnered with BJP thrice earlier and with RJD twice.
