Nitish Kumar meets party workers ahead of NDA government's swearing-in ceremony

NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar met party workers at his residence in Delhi on Sunday. The Janata Dal (United) is set to join the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and party workers greeted Nitish Kumar ahead of the swearing in ceremony of the union council of ministers.
Janata Dal-United won 12 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar and is a crucial member of National Democratic Alliance.
PM-designate Narendra Modi along with members of his council of ministers will take oath in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening.
MPs, who are likely to be included in the Council of Ministers, attended high tea at the Prime Minister's residence.
RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha said if leaders of Bihar are playing the role of kingmaker, the people of Bihar also have some expectations from them.
"If the leaders of Bihar (Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi) are playing the role of kingmaker, the people of Bihar also have some expectations from them...Special category status should be accorded to Bihar...A special package should be given to Bihar...Caste census should be conducted in the country," Manoj Jha told ANI.