Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds; the swearing-in ceremony, held in Kolkata, was attended by several senior BJP leaders and chief ministers from BJP-ruled state

Several leaders from the BJP, JD(U) and NDA allies, including Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar, were sworn in as ministers during a major cabinet expansion led by Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary in Patna