Nitish Kumar May Take Oath As CM On Monday

Nitish Kumar may take oath as Bihar chief minister for a fourth successive term next week but the date has not been finalized yet, a close aide said on Thursday.

However, speculation is rife in political circles that he will be sworn in on Monday, the day 'Bhaiyya Dooj' festival will be celebrated, as it is considered an auspicious day.

He will visit the state party headquarters later Thursday to meet the newly-elected MLAs and other JD(U) functionaries.

Raj Bhavan sources said they have not gotten any communication about when the swearing-in function will



occur. 

Before he is confirmed as the central pastor once more, Nitish Kumar needs to delicate his resignation to the governor. 

The recently elected MLAs of the NDA are yet to meet officially and choose Kumar as their chief.

However, with top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, strongly endorsing Kumar as the chief minister, there are no doubts over a fourth straight term for him in the high office.

Chief Electoral Officer H R Srinivas, meanwhile, submitted the list of winning candidates in the assembly elections to Governor Phagu Chauhan at Raj Bhavan.