Patna,(BiharTimes): The leader of Janata Dal (United) Legislature Party, Nitish Kumar, would take oath as the next chief minister of Bihar at 5:00 PM on Sunday. He would have to prove his majority on the floor of the House.

The news came after Nitish met governor Keshri Nath Tripathi late on Friday afternoon.Before going to Raj Bhawan he, with folded hands, sought forgiveness from the people for resigning last year and for whatever had happened after that. He said that he would now serve the state like in the past. (Galti hui, maaf kar dijeye. Phir se Bihar ki Janata ko seva karenge.”He said that it was he who coined the term Mahadalit for the weakest section of the society.