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        JDU leader Nitish Kumar embraces RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav after they took oath as CM and Deputy CM respectively, at Raj Bhavan, in Patna, Bihar. (ANI Photo)
    
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Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar for the eighth time at the Patna Raj Bhavan on Wednesday (10).
This came a day after a huge political turmoil in the state, after which he broke the alliance of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and announced to form a new "Grand Alliance" which includes Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other Opposition parties.
The oath ceremony was attended by Yadav and his wife Rajshri, former chief minister Rabri Devi and Tej Pratap Yadav, all from the RJD, at the swearing-in ceremony held in the state capital.
Tejashwi Yadav also took oath as the deputy chief minister of the state.
Seven parties, including 164 state legislators along with independent lawmakers are in our Mahagathbandhan, said Kumar at a joint presser with Tejashwi Yadav after meeting Bihar governor Phagu Chauhan on Tuesday (9), hours after ending the alliance with the BJP.
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