Nitish Kumar takes oath as a Member of the Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar took oath as the Rajya Sabha member today i.e., Friday. With his oath ceremony, the long-time Chief Minister of Bihar has paved way for a leadership change in the state.

It is to be noted here that Nitish Kumar was was administered oath by Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber at a brief ceremony. Nitish Kumar took the oath in Hindi in the presence of Union Minister J P Nadda, who is also leader of the house, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, reported PTI.

After Nitish Kumar took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP, Congress MP Rajeev Shukla said, "...In a way, this is the end of 'Nitish yug' in Bihar. What he will be given or not given in national politics is not certain. His departure from there (Bihar) was confirmed today. This was premeditated and an old plan of the BJP - to keep him at the front during elections and then remove him later..."

Here are some of the visuals of Nitish Kumar taking oath as the Member of the Rajya Sabha.

After Nitish Kumar took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, "Nitish Kumar is like a 'standard' in India. I have known him for 40 years...I think this is the fourth chapter of his life. He was never a Member of the Rajya Sabha. He was a Member of Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad, and now he is entering the Rajya Sabha.''

''So, he became a member of all four foundations of democracy in the state and country as enshrined in the Constitution. But for us and the whole of Bihar he is the CM and the state will continue to work as per his guidance. He is popular and accepted by all. He is a good person...I congratulate him...," he said.