In Pitures: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time

Massive crowd cheers at Gandhi Maidan as the swearing-in ceremony kicks off (Source: Photo by PTI)

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time at Gandhi Maidan in Patna (Source: Photo by PTI)

Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administers the oath of office and secrecy to Nitish Kumar (Source: Photo by PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are present on stage for the swearing-in ceremony (Source: Photo by PTI)

Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha take oath as the two Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar (Source: Photo by PTI)

Leaders from the BJP, JD(U), and allies gather as the new NDA cabinet is sworn in (Source: Photo by PTI)

BJP’s Dilip Jaiswal is among the 14 BJP ministers who take oath alongside Nitish Kumar (Source: Photo by PTI)

Shreyasi Singh, former Olympic shooter, is sworn in as a minister in the new Bihar government, joining BJP leaders Mangal Pandey, Ram Kripal Yadav and Sanjay Singh ‘Tiger’ who also took oath today (Source: Photo by PTI)

Nitish Kumar’s historic 10th term underscores his enduring influence in Bihar politics (Source: Photo by PTI)