Patna:
The next Bihar government will be sworn in on November 20, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend the ceremony, according to sources. Several senior leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including union ministers and chief ministers from NDA-ruled states, are also likely to be present at the oath-taking event in Patna.
The announcement follows a high-level meeting in Delhi where Janata Dal United (JDU) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha and other NDA leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to finalise the contours of the new government.
Earlier, sources confirmed that the NDA has agreed on a cabinet formation formula under which each alliance partner will receive one ministerial berth for every six MLAs. As per this plan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to secure 15–16 ministerial positions, while the JDU will receive 14.
Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will be allocated three ministerial berths, while the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) led by Jitan Ram Manjhi and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) may receive one berth each.
Though the NDA has not officially declared its chief ministerial pick, most alliance leaders — including Paswan and Manjhi — have publicly supported Nitish Kumar for another term. “It is for the legislators to decide, but I personally feel Nitish Kumar should continue,” Paswan said in Patna.
The NDA swept the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, winning 202 seats in the 243-member House. The BJP emerged as the single largest party with 89 seats, followed by the JDU with 85. The LJP-RV, HAM(S), and RLM secured 19, five, and four seats, respectively, positioning the alliance for a decisive and stable government formation.
