Governor invites Nitish Kumar to form government

Bihar Governor Buta Singh Wednesday invited Nitish Kumar to form the government in the state on Thursday after he staked claim Wednesday evening.

• Bihar Elections 2005

"The governor has invited Kumar to form the government," a Raj Bhavan spokesman told PTI.

The National Democratic Alliance government, led by Nitish Kumar, would be sworn in Thursday at the Gandhi Maidan at 1230 IST, the spokesman said.