PATNA, Jan. 11 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to embark on another statewide Yatra -- 16th in his almost over two-decade long stint -- mostly likely from January 16, said a senior party functionary.

His last statewide Pragati Yatra had concluded in February 2025 and this would be his first since taking oath as CM for a record 10th time after a complete NDA sweep in the Assembly elections. "It is time for thanks giving and plan for future to build a progressive Bihar," he added.

During the Pragati Yatra, which was seen as a build-up for the Assembly elections, Kumar had announced projects and schemes worth thousands of crores across all the districts and now he is setting off for a Yatra when the roll out of the new-look third pha...