Patna, Nov. 20 -- Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took stock of preparations for the oath ceremony at the Gandhi Maidan even as NDA allies lobbied hard for cabinet positions. Kumar will take oath for a record 10th time on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the State's capital. Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to reach Patna on Wednesday night to iron out differences in theallocation of ministerial berths, if any.

Sources said in the preliminary meeting held between Shah and JD(U)'s strategist Sanjay Jha and Rajiv Rajan Singh on Sunday, the post of Assembly Speaker was allocated to the BJP and that of deputy speaker of the House to the JD(U). While the BJP may induct new faces, the JD(U) is likely to retain its curr...