Patna: In the NDA legislative party meeting in Patna, Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected as the legislative leader of the coalition, reported ANI on Wednesday. According to reports, Kumar will now head towards Raj Bhavan.
Earlier in the day, Samrat Chowdhury was elected as the legislative chief for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of the legislative party of Janata Das (United).
With Kumar being elected as the coalition chief, he is likely to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the tenth consecutive term.
The swearing in ceremony of the fresh NDA-led government is set to take place from 11 am on Thursday, November 20, at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Dignitaries from across the country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attend the ceremony.
Cabinet formula
The parties are considering a formula of roughly one ministerial position for every six MLAs to maintain balanced representation within the alliance, The RLM and HAM(S) are each likely to receive one berth, the LJP(RV) may get three, and the remaining 30-31 positions would be shared between the BJP and the JD(U), BJP sources said. The Constitution limits the size of a state cabinet to 15% of the total strength of its assembly. With 243 seats in the Bihar assembly, the state can have a maximum of 36 ministers, including the chief minister
