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Patna, November 18 (IANS) Preparations are underway for the grand swearing-in ceremony of the new Nitish Kumar government and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar will also be present on this occasion on November 20.
Nitish Kumar will take oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time, along with him many new ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister will take oath.
Nishant Kumar will reach Gandhi Maidan, where the ceremony will take place.
Expressing gratitude to the people of Bihar, he said, “I thank the people of Bihar wholeheartedly for reposing faith in my father. I also congratulate all my NDA colleagues on their victory.”
He further said that the blessings of the people have strengthened the NDA and he will personally attend the function to welcome all the guests.
Earlier in the day, Nishant met his father at the chief minister’s official residence in Patna.
A picture of their meeting went viral on social media.
Nishant congratulated Nitish Kumar for securing a strong mandate in the Bihar Assembly elections.
The grand swearing-in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Sandhya Niranjan Jyoti, several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of various states.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar went to Gandhi Maidan and personally inspected the arrangements.
He was accompanied by prominent NDA leaders including Samrat Chaudhary and Nitin Naveen as well as senior officials, including Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit, Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar, Patna District Magistrate Thiagarajan SM, Senior Superintendent of Police Karthikeya K Sharma and several officials overseeing the preparations.
It is in full swing to ensure that the ceremony goes off smoothly and with grandeur.
NDA leaders hope that around three lakh people will attend the swearing-in ceremony.
–IANS
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