Nitish Kumar elected JDU legislature party leader ahead of oath ceremony

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 19, Nov 2025, 13:21 pm IST | UPDATED: 19, Nov 2025, 13:21 pm IST

Bihar Chief Minister-designate nitish kumar has been unanimously elected as the leader of the Janata Dal United (JDU) legislature party. The decision was taken during an internal meeting of party legislators in Patna on Wednesday. This comes days after National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered a thumping victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections in Bihar. Later in the day, Kumar is also set to be elected as the leader of the NDA in Bihar, ahead of the formation of the new government under his leadership in the state on November 20, a party leader told the media. Kumar will meet Governor Arif Mohammad Khan in the evening, requesting him to initiate the process for the formation of the new government, the JD(U) leader added.

It is to be noted here that Nitish Kumar is all set to take oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time on November 20. The oath ceremony will take place at around 11:30 am at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. He will also submit a letter of support from all alliance partners of the NDA to the governor for the formation of the new government. The current assembly will be dissolved on Wednesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, Nitish Kumar also took stock of preparations for the oath-taking ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, several other Union ministers and CMs of NDA-ruled states are expected to attend the ceremony. A large number of security personnel have been deployed in the state capital and around Gandhi Maidan, where the event will be held, officials said.

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 outcome

The NDA registered a landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar elections, winning 202 of the 243 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan could only secure 35 seats. In the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 89 seats, Janata Dal (United) won 85, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) won 19, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAMS) won five, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha won four seats. Among opposition parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won 25 seats, the Indian National Congress six, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) [CPI(ML)(L)] two, the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) one, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] one seat. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) secured five seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won one seat.