Rajya Sabha Secretariat press release · 10 April 2026 · pibtracker filter

Rajya Sabha Chairman, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan administers oath to Shri Nitish Kumar

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Posted On: 10 APR 2026 3:14PM by PIB Delhi Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan today administered oath in the Parliament House to the newly elected member Shri Nitish Kumar, representing the state of Bihar. Shri Nitish Kumar took the oath in Hindi language. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, and Corporate Affairs; Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister of Panchayati Raj, and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law and Justice; Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Chemicals and Fertilizers; Shri Samrat Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar; Shri Jairam Ramesh, Shri Rajeev Shukla and Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, Members, Rajya Sabha; Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Member, Lok Sabha; Shri P. C. Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha and other senior officers of the secretariat were also present on the occasion. **** RKK (Release ID: 2250776) Visitor Counter : 503 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Manipuri , Gujarati , Telugu Rajya Sabha Secretariat Rajya Sabha Chairman, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan administers oath to Shri Nitish Kumar Posted On: 10 APR 2026 3:14PM by PIB Delhi Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan today administered oath in the Parliament House to the newly elected member Shri Nitish Kumar, representing the state of Bihar. Shri Nitish Kumar took the oath in Hindi language. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, and Corporate Affairs; Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister of Panchayati Raj, and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law and Justice; Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Chemicals and Fertilizers; Shri Samrat Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar; Shri Jairam Ramesh, Shri Rajeev Shukla and Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, Members, Rajya Sabha; Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Member, Lok Sabha; Shri P. C. Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha and other senior officers of the secretariat were also present on the occasion. **** RKK (Release ID: 2250776) Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan today administered oath in the Parliament House to the newly elected member Shri Nitish Kumar, representing the state of Bihar. Shri Nitish Kumar took the oath in Hindi language. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, and Corporate Affairs; Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister of Panchayati Raj, and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law and Justice; Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Chemicals and Fertilizers; Shri Samrat Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar; Shri Jairam Ramesh, Shri Rajeev Shukla and Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, Members, Rajya Sabha; Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Member, Lok Sabha; Shri P. C. Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha and other senior officers of the secretariat were also present on the occasion. <img alt="" src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/WhatsAppImage2026-04-10at2.14.36PM(1)30RJ.jpeg" style="height:530px; width:520px" /> <img alt="" src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/1photo(1)5J4L.JPG" style="height:530px; width:530px" /> **** RKK " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); 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