Kolkata, Aug 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories of the Eastern Region at 5 pm. CAL 20 BH-NITISH Sworn in as CM for eighth time, Nitish tells BJP to "worry" about 2024 LS polls Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was on Wednesday sworn in for the eighth time, asserted that the NDA government at the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to "worry" about its prospects in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. CAL 25 BH-SWEARING IN-COLOUR RJD-JDU supporters celebrate after Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi take oath in Raj Bhaban Patna: Hundreds of RJD-JDU supporters, including leaders and workers gathered outside Rajbhavan, and in the bungalow compunds of chief minister Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav went into a frenzy celebrating the new ‘Mahagathbandhan Sarkar’ (grand alliance government) which was sworn in on Wednesday CAL 21 BH-CONG-BJP Maharashtra has been avenged, says Cong in Bihar Patna: The Congress in Bihar feels BJP’s downfall in the state was just comeuppance for its attempts to oust the grand old party from national politics and “engineering defections” in Maharashtra. CAL 18 WB-ANUBRATA Twice in 3 days, TMC leader Anubrata Mondal skips CBI appearance Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Wednesday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation about his inability to appear before its sleuths in connection with a cattle smuggling case citing "illness" as a reason, a senior officer said. CAL 16 BH-SUSHIL-NITISH Nitish will try to split RJD, new Bihar govt to fall before completing term: Sushil Modi Patna: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar parted ways with the BJP and was elected leader of the RJD-led Grand Alliance, saffron party leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday claimed that the new government will fall before completing its term in 2025. CAL 8 BH-BJP-NITISH-PROTEST Stung by Nitish"s “betrayal” , BJP stages protest in Bihar Patna: Stripped of power in Bihar, the BJP on Wednesday staged a massive demonstration condemning the “betrayal” of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose similar volte face five years ago had helped it join the government through the proverbial “back door”. CAL 7 BH-NITISH-PROFILE Nitish Kumar: Running strong despite twists and turns Patna: The longest-serving chief minister of any Hindi- speaking state, Nitish Kumar seems to have acquired an aura of indispensability when it comes to the highest seat of power in Bihar. CAL 6 TR-NADDA-VISIT Nadda to visit Tripura on Aug 27, oversee organisational activities Agartala: BJP national president J P Nadda is scheduled to arrive here on August 27 on a two-day visit to Tripura to oversee organisational activities ahead of the Assembly poll next year, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. CAL 5 BH-TEJASHWI-PROFILE Tejashwi Yadav: born with a silver spoon, earning his spurs Patna: After a dream debut seven years ago when he was sworn in as deputy chief minister after being elected MLA for the first time was followed by a slump in his political fortunes, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has finally come back to center-stage as the kingmaker and deputy to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. PTI RG RG