Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet on Wednesday, 26 February, ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, bringing in seven new ministers from NDA ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled to be held in November this year.
The current strength of the Bihar Cabinet is 30, with 15 BJP ministers, 13 JD(U), one from the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and an Independent. Six seats remain vacant.
Who are the BJP MLAs Inducted into Bihar Cabinet?
- BJP MLA from Darbhanga Sanjay Saraogi
- BJP MLA from Biharsharif Dr Sunil Kumar
- BJP MLA from Jale Jibesh Kumar
- BJP MLA from Sahebganj Raju Kumar Singh
- BJP MLA from Riga Moti Lal Prasad
BJP MLA from Amnour Krishan Kumar Mantoo
In a notable development, Bihar Revenue Minister and BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal has announced his resignation from his ministerial post, citing the party’s “One Person, One Post” policy.
Jaiswal, who held the crucial Revenue and Land Reform portfolio, was inducted into the cabinet in January last year after the BJP returned to power in the state with CM Nitish Kumar joining the NDA.
