21NOV 2015
1) Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief
Minister of Bihar for the fifth time at a glittering oath ceremony held at
Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan on 20 November 2015. Who was appointed as the
Deputy Chief Minister of the state? – Tejaswi Pratap Yadav
Explanation: Tejaswi Pratap Yadav, the
26-year old son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, was
appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister after he took oath as a minister. He
took oath immediately after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who became Chief
Minister of the state for fifth time.
Tejaswi is the son and political heir of Lalu Prasad
Yadav. Yadav’s party RJD had made a grand political comeback in Bihar Assembly
Elections where the party garnered the highest 80 seats out of 243 seats.
Tejaswi’s older brother Tej Pratap, also became a
minister in the new