Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Nitish Kumar Resigns, Accepted; to Take Oath for Record 10th Term
Bihar's current Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, resigned today and will take oath for his record 10th term tomorrow.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won the recent elections with a clear majority.
Despite allegations of voter deletions, the NDA won most seats with high deletions, raising questions about the electoral process.
Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM, Governor accepts it
Kumar to take oath for record 10th term on Thursday
NDA wins 202 seats, BJP 89, JD-U 85, LJP-RV 19, HAM 5, RLM 4
Kumar to form new government with 22 ministers
NDA wins 4 out of top 5 seats with highest voter deletions during SIR
- Who
- Nitish Kumar, National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
- What
- Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar CM and will take oath for 10th term
- When
- November 19-20, 2025
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- To facilitate transfer of power and form new government
Opposition parties
Election Commission & BJP
Voter deletions
Opposition parties
Alleged large-scale voter deletions by EC and BJP
Election Commission & BJP
EC denies wrongdoing, says deletions were based on valid reasons
- Total seats in Bihar Assembly
- 243
- Election results
- NDA: 202, BJP: 89, JD-U: 85, LJP-RV: 19, HAM: 5, RLM: 4
- Previous CM's oaths
- 9 times (Nitish Kumar)
- Expected new oath
- November 20, 2025 (10th time for Nitish Kumar)
- Seats with high voter deletions won by
- NDA: 4, Congress: 1
Sources
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz: Polity and Governance MCQs on appointment of Chief Minister, property registration and more (Week 137)
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