India, Nov. 16 -- With the tenure for the present Bihar Legislative Assembly ending on November 22, all eyes are on the government formation in the state. With the BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) emerging as the largest parties in Bihar, speculation is rife over whether the chief minister will take oath for a record tenth time - and how cabinet berths will be shared among the alliance partners.

The National Democratic Alliance on Friday registered a resounding victory in the state, securing 202 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly. This is the second time NDA crossed the 200-mark in the state, after it won 206 seats in the 2010 Assembly polls.

Union Minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan has said that the next NDA government will be fo...