With JD(U) Chief Nitish Kumar taking oath As Bihar’s chief minister for a document tenth time, 26 ministers from varied NDA allies have been additionally sworn in at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday, with senior BJP leaders Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha re-installed as deputy CMs.
Nitish’s new ministry contains senior leaders and MPs, in addition to first-time MLAs and dynasties. There are 12 new folks within the ministry. All of the JD(U) inductees have been additionally ministers within the earlier authorities, however the BJP nominated six new ministers.
Listed below are among the distinguished ministers, first-timers and dynasties of the brand new Nitish cupboard.
Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)
Ram Kripal Yadav, 64, a former senior RJD chief, is a first-time minister in Bihar’s cupboard, regardless of having served as a Union minister, multi-term MP, Patna deputy mayor and MLC over the previous few many years.
He switched to the BJP in 2014 and defeated RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti from the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat twice (in 2014 and 2019) earlier than dropping to her in final 12 months’s elections.
He served as Minister of State for Rural Growth within the first Narendra Modi authorities. He defeated RJD strongman and former MLA Ritral Yadav from the Danapur seat within the latest Bihar polls.
Dilip Kumar Jaiswal (BJP)
Jaiswal, 61, a three-time MLC and related to the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering for over 20 years, was the chairman of Bihar State Storage Company and treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering.
He misplaced the Kishanganj Lok Sabha seat by a large margin in 2024 and was later appointed because the Minister of Income and Land Reforms within the earlier Nitto cupboard. According to the BJP’s ‘one particular person, one submit’ rule, he resigned from the cupboard in February this 12 months after being appointed because the state unit chief secretary.
Jaiswal is claimed to be near the central management of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering. He has a fame for his negotiating abilities, and this perspective was evident in his side-by-side negotiations with NDA allies. He had earlier additionally served because the BJP’s Sikkim in-charge.
Santosh Kumar Suman (HAM-S)
The re-appointment of Suman, son of HAM(S) founder and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, into the cupboard alerts an uninterrupted run as Bihar minister since 2020.
The 50-year-old MLC has up to now held a number of vital portfolios together with small-scale irrigation, SC/ST welfare, IT and small-scale water sources. Though he stayed away from the Bihar Meeting elections, his spouse Deepa efficiently contested the Imamganj seat beforehand held by Manjhi.
Suman’s mother-in-law Jyoti Devi was additionally elected as HAM(S) MLA from Barachatti seat.
Deepak Prakash (RLM)
The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) has induced a shock by nominating Deepak Prakash, the son of get together chief Upendra Kushwaha, as a minister within the new NDA cupboard. Mr. Prakash (36) isn’t a member of both home of the Bihar Meeting.
He graduated in pc science and labored as a software program engineer earlier than beginning his political profession in 2019-2020.
His appointment to the Nitish ministry marked the emergence of a second technology of leaders throughout the Kurmi Koeri (Rab Kush) group, which had lengthy been related together with his father. His mom Sunerata Kushwaha was elected MLA from Sasaram seat on this election.
Shreyash Singh (BJP)
Shreyasi, 34, is without doubt one of the new members of Nitish’s cupboard. Shreyasi, the daughter of former Union Minister late Dijivijay Singh, rose to nationwide fame as a marksman after successful a silver medal on the 2014 Commonwealth Video games. She then received gold on the 2018 CWG. She additionally represented the nation on the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is an Arjuna award winner.
Shreyasi has been twice elected as a BJP MLA from Jamui constituency.
Sanjay Singh “Tiger” (BJP)
Sanjay, the youthful brother of two-time MLA from Shapur metropolis, Dharampal Singh, returned to the Congress with a victory from Ara seat. The BJP spokesperson received his first parliamentary election from the Sandesh seat in 2010, however misplaced the election 5 years later.
Through the years, Sanjay has constructed a powerful following within the Bhojpur area. He’s generally often called “Tiger”.
Rama Nishad (BJP)
Rama, who’s the spouse of former Muzaffarpur MP Ajay Nishad and daughter-in-law of former Union minister Captain Jainarayan Nishad, is a first-time MLA. She is a businesswoman by occupation and appears to be actively concerned in neighborhood actions. She has actively promoted ladies’s literacy, youth abilities coaching, and neighborhood well being care.
Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi (BJP)
Pramod Kumar has been related to the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering since his pupil days. He’s a former ABVP state minister of undivided Bihar and is at present a member of the BJP state vice chairman and MLC. He has now grow to be a minister for the primary time.
Sanjay Kumar Paswan (LJP-RV)
Sanjay Kumar Paswan, 52, a first-time MLA, is the chief secretary of LJP(RV). He received the Bakri seat within the newest polls. His elevation is seen as an indication that Chirag Paswan’s get together is increasing its presence past its conventional boundaries.
Sanjay Kumar Singh (LJP-RV)
Sanjay Kumar Singh, additionally a first-time MLA, received from the RJD stronghold Mahua seat. He’s seen as a detailed ally of Chirag and is now some of the seen faces of LJP(RV). He is called the principle promoter of the get together’s technique to increase its presence in Bihar.
Narayan Prasad (BJP)
Beginning his political profession within the mid-Eighties, Prasad, 67, step by step rose by way of the ranks. He was elected Zilla Parishad member in 2001 and received his first Nautan meeting seat in 2015. It has held that place ever since.
Prasad is taken into account to be very influential in West Champaran district, particularly amongst members of the Tehri (Sahu) neighborhood, and was as soon as the state’s tourism minister.
