Chennai, Nov 16 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday greeted his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar on assuming office for a record fourth straight term and wished him all success.

"I congratulate you on your assumption of charge as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record fourth time (term) and wish you a successful tenure," Palaniswami said in his congratulatory message sent to Nitish Kumar.

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Kumar, who helms the JD (U), was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time in two decades.

The 69-year old took over as Bihar chief minister for a fourth straight term at a ceremony in Patna which was attended by top BJP leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J P Nadda.

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