Nitish Kumar-led government to take oath with cabinet on 20 Nov

After a landmark victory in the recently-concluded Bihar elections, the Nitish Kumar-led government is likely to take oath on 20 November, NDTV has reported.[caption id="attachment_2502404" align="alignleft" width="380"] File photo. Image courtesy: AFP[/caption]The oath-taking ceremony is slated to take place at the iconic Gandhi Maidan in Patna, according to a report by India Today.Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Bihar chief minister along with a 35-member council of ministers after the Chhath festival, which will be celebrated in the third week of November, a JD(U) leader has said.According to leaders of the Grand Alliance, there will be 16 ministers from Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal, 15 from the JD(U) and five from the Congress.The RJD emerged as the single largest party with 80 assembly seats, followed by the JD(U) with 71 and the Congress with 27.With inputs from IANS