"Good government is necessary for Bihar...": Nityanand Rai

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 28 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP MP Nityanand Rai on Sunday asserted that good government is necessary for Bihar adding that NDA (National Democratic Alliance) would secure victory in all 40 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
"Good government is necessary for Bihar. People of RJD were creating havoc in Bihar and criminals were getting shelter. Today NDA government has been formed under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. We will win all 40 seats of Bihar in 2024 and form a government in 2025," Nityanand Rai told ANI on Sunday.
JD(U) president Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth term.
Governor Rajendra Arlekar administered the oath of office at the Raj Bhavan in the state capital.
Along with Kumar, BJP leaders Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary took oath as ministers in the Kumar-led government.
JD(U)'s Vijendra Yadav and Shrawan Kumar also took oath along with HAM's Santosh Kumar Suman and Sumit Kumar Singh who is an independent candidate.
Kumar had earlier in the day resigned as the chief minister, saying "Things were not working well" for him in the 'Mahagathbandhan' and in the opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.
Nitish Kumar cited the state of affairs being "not right" under the Mahagathbandhan alliance as his reason for quitting. He said that he has been receiving suggestions from everywhere, including his party workers, and he listened to all of them to come to this decision.
Despite turbulence in state politics, Nitish, whether with the Mahagathbandhan or the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has managed to retain the CM's chair and ensured that his party has not split over his repeated flip-flops. (ANI)