Top leaders to attend Nitish's oath-taking

PATNA :���� All important leaders, opposed to the BJP's brand of politics, will attend Chief Minisiter Nitish Kumar's oath -taking ceremony� here on November� 20 being hailed as a beginning of� fresh realignment of political forces.Congress president Sonia Gandhi,Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Uttar Pradesh CM AkhileshYadav,West Bengal Chief Minister� Mamta Banerjee� and her Assam counterpart Tarun Gagoi are expected to attend the� function to be held at the historic Gandhi maidan here.Former Prime Minister Deve Gowada,Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi,former� Jharkhand Chief Minister Babu Lal Marandi and a host of other top� leaders have also been invited to attend the ceremony.RJD supremo� Lalu Prasad and JD(U) national president Sharad Yadav would be the main guests� at the function,state JD(U) president Basisth Narayan Singh said here� today.The formal process for government formation would begin after� the last meeting of the state, which is� scheduled tomorrow, and would also� recommend dissolution of the state assembly.Following the cabinet� recommendation, a meeting of the legislature party of the Grand� Alliance (GA) would be held the same day to formally elect Nitish� Kumar as its legislature party leader.After the legislature party� meeting, the alliance leaders, led by Mr Kumar, would formally meet Governor Ramnath Kodind to stake claim for the formation of the� new Government.Meanwhile, the historic Gandhi Maidan is being� spruced up for the oath-taking ceremony of the Chief Minister, who would take� oath for the fifth time.The formal process for government formation would begin after� the last meeting of the state, which is� scheduled tomorrow, and would also� recommend dissolution of the State assembly.Following the cabinet� recommendation, a meeting of the legislature party of the Grand� Alliance (GA) would be held the same day to formally elect Nitish� Kumar as its legislature party leader.After the legislature party� meeting, the alliance leaders, led by Mr Kumar, would formally meet Governor Ramnath Kodind to stake claim for the formation of the� new Government.Meanwhile, the historic Gandhi Maidan is being� spruced up for the oath-taking ceremony of the Chief Minister, who would take� oath for the fifth time. (UNI)