North India Statesman
Nitish Kumar cabinet has expanded today before the elections in Bihar , Seven new ministers of the Bihar government have taken oath of office and secrecy in the presence of the Governor. Since all the new ministers are BJP MLAs, BJP’s dominance in Bihar has increased.
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to all ministers in turn. Senior leaders including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha were present at the ceremony. BJP MLA Vijay Kumar Mandal has sworn in as a minister. He won the election on BJP tickets in 2015 and 2020. Dilip Jaiswal has already resigned from the post of minister before the cabinet expansion, with the picture of the cabinet expansion of the government led by Nitish Kumar in Bihar.
When the BJP made him an elder brother, Nitish also kept a big heart.
In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP accepted Nitish Kumar’s demand. Also, in the budget 2025, he openly expressed his condolences to Bihar. While the BJP considered Nitish as elder brother, Nitish showed a big heart and announced the cabinet expansion a few months before the assembly elections. In which BJP MLAs were given place.
Jeevesh Mishra became a minister for the second time
BJP MLA Jeevesh Mishra from Jale in Darbhanga district has become a minister in the Nitish government for the second time. He took oath of office and secrecy in Maithili language. Apart from this, BJP MLA Rajukumar Singh from Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur district was also sworn in.
