Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

10 Apr 2026, 07:05 by Abhilasha · KalingaTV

New-Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as a Rajya Sabha member. He was administered the oath as a member of the upper house in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan.

The ruling NDA party is now likely to elect a new Chief Minister of the state on April 14. Nitish had already resigned as a member of the State Legislative Council. He stepped down on March 30 after being elected to the Rajya Sabha.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary, who had arrived in New Delhi.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

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