Nitish Kumar makes history: 10th term as Bihar CM — check out India’s longest-serving leaders!
New Delhi/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Thursday scripted history by swearing in as the Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th term with the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other smaller allies.
The swearing-in ceremony was attended by top leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, which battles poverty and unemployment.
Nitish has now secured a place in the list of 10 longest serving Chief Ministers of the country.
Top 10 longest-serving CMs in India
1. Pawan Kumar Chamling, Sikkim: 24 years, ~165 days
2. Naveen Patnaik, Odisha: 24 years, 99 days
3. Jyoti Basu, West Bengal: 23 years, ~137 days
4. Gegong Apang, Arunachal Pradesh: 22 years, 8 months (for multiple terms)
5. Lal Thanhawla, Mizoram: 22 years: 60 days (across terms)
6. Virbhadra Singh, Himachal Pradesh: 21 years (across multiple terms)
7. Manik Sarkar, Tripura: 19 years, 363 days
8. Nitish Kumar, Bihar: 19 years, 93 days (cumulative)
9. M. Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu: 18 years, ~362 days
10. Parkash Singh Badal, Punjab: 18 years, ~350 days (across terms)
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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