India, Nov. 19 -- Nitish Kumar has been named the leader of NDA's legislative wing, paving the way for his swearing-in as chief minister for a record 10th term on Thursday.

Kumar will meet Governor Arif Mohammad Khan in the evening to formally stake claim to form the next government, along with a letter of support from all NDA constituents.

The 75-year-old will be sworn in at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday, coinciding with the dissolution of the current assembly on Wednesday.

The NDA returned to power with a strong mandate, winning 202 of Bihar's 243 assembly seats. The BJP secured 89 seats, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.

In the run-up to the high-stakes polls, Nitish Kumar rolled out an array of welfare measures, ...