The RJD shared a viral video on its X platform, claiming that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was seen touching Prime Minister Modi’s feet at the airport.
RJD posted on X, “In the video, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar touches the feet of Prime Minister Modi at the airport to receive his blessings!”
वीडियो में हवाई अड्डे पर प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के पैर छूकर आशीर्वाद प्राप्त करते मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार! pic.twitter.com/U6wq9qs6iC
— Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) November 20, 2025
Nitish took oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time
Earlier, Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The swearing-in ceremony took place at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan here, which has hosted his inaugurations in 2005, 2010, and 2015. It is at this venue that Jayaprakash Narayan called for “total revolution” during a speech in 1974.
NDA-ruled CMs graced the ceremony
Various Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states were also present at the oath-taking ceremony. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, among others, were present.
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and LJP (RV) Chief Chirag Paswan, among others, participated in the ceremony at Gandhi Maidan.
NDA secured 202 seats in the 243-member Bihar Assembly
The NDA registered a historic landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls, winning 202 of the 243 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan managed to secure only 35 seats. The ruling alliance secured a three-fourths majority in the 243-member Bihar Assembly, marking the second time the NDA crossed the 200-seat mark in state polls. In 2010, it had won 206 seats.
In the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 89 seats, Janata Dal (United) won 85, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) won 19, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAMS) won five, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha won four seats.
