PATNA- Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time on November 20, marking a historic milestone in state politics. Along with him, 26 ministers were inducted into the newly formed cabinet of the NDA government. The cabinet includes 14 ministers from the BJP, 8 from the JDU, 2 from the LJP(RV), 1 from the RLM, and 1 from HAM. Among the members of the new cabinet, Samrat Choudhary has emerged as the second most influential leader after Nitish Kumar. He won from the Tarapur Assembly constituency in Munger district and has been appointed Deputy Chief Minister for the second time. His elevation reaffirms his growing stature within Bihar’s BJP and the broader NDA alliance. Vijay Kumar Sinha, another senior BJP leader, was also sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. He won from the Lakhisarai Assembly seat as the BJP candidate. Sinha, who held the same position in the previous government, has retained his role in the new cabinet, signaling continuity and the party’s confidence in his leadership. Mangal Pandey, a senior BJP leader, contested the 2025 Assembly election from the Siwan constituency. A prominent face of the party, he previously served as the Health Minister of the state. Sanjay Singh Tiger also took the oath as a minister in the new Nitish Kumar government. He has earlier served as an MLA from the Sandesh Assembly constituency, and his inclusion reflects the BJP’s focus on leaders with strong regional influence. Shreyasi Singh, an international shooting champion and BJP MLA from Jamui, has been elected for the second consecutive time. She has now been inducted into the cabinet, marking her growing stature in state politics. Leshi Singh, a senior JDU MLA from Dhamdaha in Purnea district, has once again secured a ministerial position. Known for her proximity to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, she earlier served as the Food and Consumer Affairs Minister. Vijay Kumar Choudhary, a trusted associate of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, won the election from the Sarairanjan constituency on a JDU ticket. He held the portfolios of Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs in the previous cabinet. Deepak Prakash Kushwaha, son of Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha, has also been inducted as a cabinet minister. Despite not being an MLA or MLC, he has taken the oath and is expected to be elected to the Legislative Council within six months. Bijendra Prasad Yadav, another close associate of Nitish Kumar, has retained his cabinet position. Representing the Supaul constituency, he served as the Power Minister in the previous government. Shravan Kumar, a senior JDU leader from Nalanda district and MLA from the Nalanda Assembly constituency, has once again been included in the cabinet. He previously held the Rural Development portfolio. Ashok Choudhary, considered one of the most influential leaders in the Nitish Kumar government, has also taken oath as a minister. An MLC, he recently faced corruption allegations raised by Prashant Kishor. Choudhary has twice represented the Barbigha constituency as an MLA in the past and earlier served as the Rural Works Minister. Jama Khan, the sole Muslim face in the new cabinet, has been sworn in as a minister from the JDU quota. He won the 2025 Assembly election from Chainpur constituency in Kaimur district. In 2020, he had won from the same seat on a BSP ticket before later joining the JDU. Madan Sahani, who won the 2025 Assembly election from the Bahadurpur constituency in Darbhanga district on a JDU ticket, has been inducted into the new cabinet. Sahani previously served as the Social Welfare Minister in the Nitish Kumar government. Santosh Kumar Suman, national president of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and an MLC, has also taken oath as a cabinet minister. He has previously held ministerial responsibilities in earlier governments. (IANS).
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Nitish Kumar’s Cabinet Has 26 Ministers, Majority Old Faces
