Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today sworn in as chief minister of Bihar for the 5th time. Governor Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Kumar and 28 council of minister of new government in a grand ceremony organised at historic Gandhi Maidan. Apart from political bigwigs and other dignitaries huge gathering was present at the venue. Lalu Prasad's son Tejaswi Yadav and Tejpratap Yadav were sworn in as cabinet ministers. <br/><br/>Sources said younger son of Mr. Prasad has been accorded status of Deputy Chief Minister with three important portfolios like road construction department. His elder brother Tejpratap Yadav has got health department. Nitish Kumar has kept department of home affairs, Information and public relations, and general administration department under him.<br/><br/>In council of ministers 28 legislators including some MLCs took oath. 12 legislators each from JD(U) and RJD quota has got berth in new government. Congress party got four ministerial berths. Four former ministers from erstwhile Nitish Kumar government were also inducted. They are Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Jai Kumar Singh and Shrawan Kumar.<br/><br/>Vijendra Yadav has been allotted energy portfolios while Congress state president was given Information and Technology department. Senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui has got finance department. In new government all caste combination and social equations have been taken care of by giving representations to minorities, SCs, OBCs , EBCs and upper caste legislators.

Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar today taken oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the record 5th time. In presence of huge gathering , political bigwigs and dignitaries governor Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Kumar and 28 council of minister of new government in a grand ceremony organised at historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.<br/><br/>In-member council of ministers, 12 from JD(U) and 12 from RJD and 4 legislators from Congress have been inducted . RJD president Lalu Prasad's sons, first time MLA Tejaswi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav also taken oath as ministers. The allocation of portfolios would be announced later. Among prominent faces inducted in new cabinet includes senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Sidduiqui, Alok Kumar Mehta, Prof. Chandrashekhar.<br/><br/>From JD(U) quota senior leader Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Shrawan Kumar, Jai Kumar Singh & Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh have got ministerial berth. Congress leader and party state president Ashok Chaudhary, party MLA Abdul Jalil Mastan, Awadhesh Kumar Singh, MLC Madan Mohan Jha were also sworn in from Congress quota. <br/><br/>All family members of Lalu Prasad including former chief minister Rabri Devi witnessed swearing in ceremony of Tejaswi and Tejparatp. Lalu and Rabri became emotional during oath of their sons. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived late in the ceremony so the state party president Ashok Chaudhary taken oath in last. Elder son of Mr. Prasad, Tejpratap Yadav and a RJD MLA Anita Devi faltered during their oath. Later they were corrected and process was repeated on the instruction of the governor. <br/><br/>NCP president Sharad Pawar, Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbeer Singh Badal, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Shiv Sena leaders Ramdas Kadam and Subhash Desai, and Chief Ministers of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling, Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki, Karnataka Siddharamaih, Manipur O. Ibobi Singh, and DMK leader MK Stalin attended the Oath taking ceremony. <br/><br/>From Bihar galaxy of leaders including former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, former speaker of Bihar assembly Uday Narayan Chaudhary, Chairperson of legislative council Awadhesh Narayan Singh, senior BJP leaders Sushil Kumar Modi and Nand Kishore Yadav were also present.