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Nitish Kumar took the oath of office and secrecy for the record ninth time as Chief Minister of Bihar

Bihar :28/1/24: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar took the oath of office and secrecy for the record ninth time as Chief Minister of Bihar. Eight other cabinet ministers also took oath at Rajbhavan with him. Governor Rajendra Vishwanat Arlekar administered oath of office and secrecy this evening to three BJP and three JD(U) leaders. Besides this, one member from Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and one Independent also took oath.

From the BJP, the party’s state president Samrat Choudhary, former minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, and Prem Kumar have been inducted into Nitish Kumar’s cabinet. On the other hand, senior JD(U) leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, and Shravan Kumar have got cabinet berths. Former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son and HAM President Santosh Kumar Suman and one Independent have also been inducted as ministers.

After today’s swearing-in ceremony, the cabinet is expected to be expanded soon. BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Minister Nityanand Rai, and several other leaders were present at the ceremony. A huge gathering of supporters from BJP, JD(U) and other allies were present outside the Rajbhavan.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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