Bihar Cabinet Expansion LIVE: Nitish Kumar's son Nishant to join govt today; PM Modi to attend swearing in

JD(U) leader Rajeev Ranjan has said that cabinet expansion in Bihar is taking place with experienced and educated leadership. He said the NDA received a massive mandate in the 2025 Bihar elections, adding that the bloc is fulfilling aspirations of the people.

"With the swearing-in of this government, the Council of Ministers will begin working to deliver on the promises made to the people and to carry forward the achievements, legacy, and the remarkable 20-year journey of the then Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president, Nitish Kumar,” he told news agency PTI.

Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) national president Upendra Kushwaha has extended his wishes to Nishant Kumar ahead of the cabinet expansion in Bihar, calling his induction a good decision by the JDU and Nitish Kumar. 

"This is a natural process when a new CM comes to power. The whole of Bihar was awaiting this. Be it the Central government under PM Modi or the Bihar government under Samrat Choudhary, both governments are committed to the development of Bihar," he told reporters.

Preparations are underway in Bihar's Patna for a cabinet expansion of the state government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president Nitin Nabin and other leaders will be present at this event.

According to sources, JDU leaders Nishant Kumar, Shravan Kumar, Madan Sahni, Lesi Singh, Shweta Gupta, Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, Damodar Rawat, Bulo Mandal, Sunil Kumar, Sheila Mandal, Ratnesh Sada, Jama Khan, and Ashok Choudhary are likely to be inducted in the Bihar cabinet.

According to sources, BJP leaders Ram Kripal Yadav, Kedar Gupta, Nitish Mishra, Mithilesh Tiwari, Rama Nishad, Vijay Sinha, Pramod Chandravanshi, Lakhendra Paswan, Sanjay Tiger, Shreyasi Singh, Engineer Kumar Shailendra, Nandkishore Ram, Ram Chandra Prasad and Arun Shankar Prasad are likely to be inducted in the Bihar cabinet.

According to news agency PTI, JDU leaders such as Ashok Choudhary, Shrawan Kumar, and Leshi Singh - who were ministers in the Nitish Kumar government formed after the assembly polls held in November last year - are likely to be inducted in the Bihar cabinet.

Nishant Kumar had joined the JDU earlier but he was reluctant in joining the government earlier, as he wanted to earn his spurs as a party worker before accepting a post.

"Ever since he had joined the party, it has been the wish of cadres that Nishant join the government. He could have been appointed as a deputy chief minister last month, but he was hesitant. Finally, he has agreed," news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.

Union Minister and HAM(S) president Jitan Ram Manjhi's son Santosh Suman has also received a call and will be inducted in the Bihar cabinet.

RLM supremo Upendra Kushwaha's son Deepak Prakash will also be inducted in the Bihar cabinet on Thursday.

LJP(RV) leaders, Sanjay Kumar and Sanjay Paswan, will likely be inducted in the Bihar cabinet after the expansion on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely attend the cabinet expansion in Bihar. Along with him, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Nitin Nabin will also be present.

The cabinet expansion in Bihar will take place today. The cabinet expansion is crucial as former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant will be joining the state government.