New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record tenth time on Thursday during a grand ceremony at Patna's iconic Gandhi Maidan.

Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, the two deputy chief ministers, also took the oath of office and secrecy among 26 ministers in the Nitish Kumar cabinet today.

Election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysed 24 of the 26 ministers who were sworn in on Thursday. Of these, 11 (46 per cent) have declared criminal cases against them, while 9 (38 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases pending against them.

The BJP, which has 14 ministers in the 26-member Nitish Kumar cabinet, has 6 leaders who have declared serious criminal cases against them. The...