Nitish Kumar Elected NDA Leader, to Take Oath as Bihar Chief Minister for Record 10th Time

This special report covers Nitish Kumar being elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, paving the way for him to become the state's Chief Minister for a tenth time. The broadcast details the NDA legislature party meeting, where leaders including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, LJP (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya were present. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha are set to continue as the Deputy Chief Ministers in the new government, which commands a 202-seat majority in the assembly. A reporter in the bulletin notes, 'In Bihar, Nitish is zaruri, not really a majboori here.' The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at Patna's Gandhi Maidan, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to be in attendance.