'Looking forward to working for Bihar’s progress': PM Modi congratulates Nitish Kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi on being sworn in as the chief minister and the deputy chief minister respectively and said he looked forward to working together for Bihar's prosperity.

"Congratulations to @NitishKumar ji & @SushilModi ji. Looking forward to working together for Bihar's progress & prosperity," he tweeted

Kumar and Sushil Modi were administered the oath of office by Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the Raj Bhawan in Patna on Thursday.

Prodded by Kumar, the JD(U) had walked out of the NDA in July 2013, ending the 17-year-old alliance, after Narendra Modi was nominated head of the BJP's campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Congratulations to @NitishKumar ji & @SushilModi ji. Looking forward to working together for Bihar’s progress & prosperity.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 27, 2017