Mahagathbandhan in Bihar turns history as Nitish Kumar returns as CM with BJP

Patna : In less than 24 hours of submitting his resignation, Nitish Kumar joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party and returned to power on the same post of Chief Minister.

Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister with Bharatiya Janata Party as partner of his Janata Dal-United.

On Wednesday evening, he snapped ties with the Grand Alliance partners Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress, over corruption charges against Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.

Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the oath of office to Nitish Kumar at the Raj Bhavan in Patna.