Bihar government formation: Several dignitaries, including PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah, are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan.
Bihar is set to get its new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Thursday, November 20, as the 74-year-old is set to take oath as the state’s chief minister for a record 10th time at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.Nitish staked claim to form the next government after being elected the leader of the NDA legislature party in Bihar on Wednesday, with Samrat Choudhary being chosen as the leader of the BJP legislature party and Vijay Kumar Sinha elected as his deputy.
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Several dignitaries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony, scheduled to take place at 11:30 am, as per an earlier HT report.
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Arrangements and security prep: Heavy security arrangements overseen by the special protection group (SPG) are in place at Gandhi Maidan for the oath ceremony. Patna police has also formed a special monitoring team at the control room, which will monitor the event area via drones. Around 128 CCTVs have also been installed in the area, HT reported. Additionally, over 2,500 security personnel, 250 police officers, and more than 250 magistrates have been deployed, while snipers have been positioned on high-rise buildings around Gandhi Maidan. Roads around the venue have also been barricaded to manage the crowd, and metal detectors have been installed at all the gates of the Maidan. Traffic restrictions are in place on routes leading to the venue and its surrounding areas. A senior BJP leader said that more than three lakh people are expected to attend the event.
Nitish to become Bihar CM for 10th time: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar is set to continue his nearly two-decade-long legacy in Bihar by taking oath as the chief minister following a thumping victory in the recently concluded assembly elections. Nitish resigned as the Bihar CM and then staked claim before Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to form the new NDA government on Wednesday.
Venue and time of oath ceremony: Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar in a grand ceremony at the iconic Gandhi Maidan in Patna at 11:30 am. This will be the fourth time that Kumar will take oath as the CM at the Gandhi Maidan since 2005.
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