Bihar Cabinet Expansion
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Nitish Kumar's son Nishant likely to enter Legislative Council after becoming minister in Bihar Govt
Bihar | May 10, 2026, 11:51 PM ISTA total of 10 seats in Bihar’s Legislative Council are falling vacant in June. The tenure of members on nine seats will end on June 28, while one seat is already vacant following Nitish Kumar’s election to the Rajya Sabha.
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Bihar Cabinet: Nitish Kumar's son Nishant gets health, Vijay Sinha to be agriculture minister
Bihar | May 07, 2026, 11:28 PM ISTHours after taking oath as ministers of Bihar cabinet, Nitish Kumar’s son Nishat on Thursday got the health department and Vijay Kumar Sinha got the agriculture department.
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Bihar Cabinet expansion: 32 ministers from JDU, BJP sworn in as Nitish's son Nishant makes debut
Bihar | May 07, 2026, 03:15 PM ISTSeveral senior NDA leaders took oath as ministers in the expanded Bihar cabinet, including Shrawon Kumar, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, Nishant Kumar, Leshi Singh, Ram Kripal Yadav, Nitish Mishra, Damodar Rawat, Sanjay Singh alias Tiger and Ashok Choudhary among others.
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Bihar Cabinet Expansion: Full list of 32 leaders who took oath as ministers in CM Samrat's govt
Bihar | May 07, 2026, 01:16 PM ISTBihar cabinet expansion: The oath to Nishant Kumar and 31 other leaders of the NDA was administered by Governor Lieutenant General (retired) Syed Ata Hasnain at the Gandhi Maidan of Patna.
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Bihar Cabinet Expansion: Nishant Kumar, 31 others take oath as Team Samrat gets new ministers
Bihar | May 07, 2026, 02:48 PM ISTBihar Cabinet Expansion: The cabinet expansion in Bihar was crucial as Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar was inducted in the government. Along with him 31 leaders, were sworn in as ministers in the state cabinet.
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Bihar Cabinet expansion: Nitish Kumar's son Nishant likely to become minister today
Bihar | May 07, 2026, 12:04 AM ISTBihar Cabinet expansion: Reports suggested that Nishant agreed to join the government after a late-night meeting with senior JDU leaders on Tuesday.
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Bihar Cabinet expansion on May 7; BJP likely to get 12 berths, JDU 11 and LJP 2
Bihar | May 05, 2026, 11:53 PM ISTThe council of ministers can have a maximum strength of 36, including the Chief Minister. At present, the government is led by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, along with two Deputy Chief Ministers from JD(U)—Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav.
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Bihar: NDA's Cabinet plan as Samrat Choudhary sworn in: Who'll get how many ministerial positions?
Bihar | Apr 15, 2026, 11:54 PM ISTAs per sources, NDA's ministerial share in the new Bihar government has been finalised as Samrat Choudhary takes charge as Chief Minister. Here is how many ministers the BJP, JDU and other allies are likely to get.
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Nitish Kumar reshuffles departments of BJP ministers in Bihar, allocates portfolios to new: List
Bihar | Feb 27, 2025, 02:59 PM ISTSeven BJP MLAs including Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Motilal Prasad, Krishan Kumar Mantoo, Raju Kumar Singh and Vijay Kumar Mandal took oath as cabinet ministers on Wednesday.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 26, 2025
India | Feb 27, 2025, 03:15 PM ISTAs the majestic event ends on February 26, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said in 45 days, 66 crore 21 lakh devotees took holy dip at the Triveni Sangam.
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Muqabla : Is Nitish Kumar fit to become CM again?
News | Feb 26, 2025, 10:01 PM ISTNitish Kumar's cabinet has been expanded in Bihar. 7 new ministers from BJP quota have taken oath. This will be the first cabinet expansion whose discussion has been reduced due to a one-page letter.
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Bihar Cabinet expansion: Nitish Kumar inducts seven new faces from BJP | Full list of new ministers
Bihar | Feb 26, 2025, 11:52 PM ISTBihar Cabinet expansion: The developments are being seen as crucial in the run-up to the assembly elections due later this year.
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Bihar cabinet expansion: Seven ministers take oath in presence of CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar | Feb 26, 2025, 04:52 PM ISTThe cabinet expansion is happening ahead of the Budget Session in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to commence on Friday. The budget session of the Bihar assembly will be held from 28 February and sources said that 7 ministers may join the new cabinet.
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Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal to resign: 'Will follow BJP's one person, one post principle'
Bihar | Feb 26, 2025, 11:41 AM ISTBihar Chief Minister Kumar might expand or reshuffle his cabinet in a day or two, sources said. The developments are being seen as crucial in the run-up to the assembly elections due later this year.
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Bihar Cabinet expansion: Renu Devi, Ashok Choudhary, 19 others take oath as ministers
Bihar | Mar 15, 2024, 08:05 PM ISTBihar: After the dissolution of the alliance with RJD, Nitish Kumar has been reinstated as Bihar's Chief Minister. Although the expansion of his cabinet has been pending, it is expected to happen today, followed by a swearing-in ceremony in the evening.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar likely to expand his Cabinet on March 15
Bihar | Mar 11, 2024, 12:04 PM ISTThe Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar won a vote of confidence in the Assembly on February 12. The new government secured 129 votes amid a walkout by the opposition members. The Bihar assembly has a strength of 243 MLAs.
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar-led NDA govt holds first Cabinet meeting, calls off next week's budget session
Bihar | Jan 29, 2024, 01:51 PM ISTIn a surprising turn of events, ditching the Mahagathbandhan and forming a new government with the BJP, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar along with eight ministers-- three each from the BJP and the JD-U, one from HAM and one independent took oath on Sunday.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav; Tejashwi in attendance
India | Aug 17, 2022, 11:39 PM ISTBihar news: Earlier today, Lalu Prasad Yadav slammed the BJP government at the Centre as "dictatorial" and vowed to oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power in the 2024 general elections.
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'Will resign if...': JD(U) MLA warns Nitish Kumar, expresses disappointment over cabinet expansion
India | Aug 17, 2022, 08:32 PM ISTBihar Cabinet expansion: Bima Bharti is upset over not being chosen for the cabinet. Criticizing the move to induct Singh, she said, "Leshi Singh is a minister who gets people murdered for her convenience.
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Bihar cabinet expansion: Nitish Kumar's new team of 31 ministers | Full list
India | Aug 17, 2022, 07:00 AM ISTBihar cabinet expansion: Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister for a record eighth time after he resigned from the post and quit the BJP-led NDA. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took oath as Deputy Chief Minister.