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BJP national president Nitin Nabin takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP, along with other elected members.

Nitin Nabin joined 15 other newly elected or re-elected members as Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath to 16 Rajya Sabha MPs.

  • On Thursday, BJP National President Nitin Nabin took the oath of office as a member of the Rajya Sabha, marking his transition to the Upper House following his resignation from the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
  • Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath to 16 newly elected members, including Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur and senior Congress leader Abhishek Sanghvi.
  • Of the 16 MPs, eight represent the BJP and three are from its allies, while five belong to Congress; other members taking the oath included Laxmi Verma, Phulo Devi Netam, Anurag Sharma, and Sujeet Kumar.
  • Earlier on Wednesday, BJP leader Samrat Choudhary took the oath as Bihar Chief Minister, with Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administering it at Lok Bhavan in Patna following Nitish Kumar's resignation.
  • Prior to this national role, Nabin served as a minister in the Bihar government and was a five-time continuous MLA for the Bankipur Assembly constituency since 2010.
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Devdiscourse broke the news in India on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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