Patna, February 26 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet on Wednesday with the inclusion of seven new ministers, all from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), strengthening the party’s presence in the state government.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at Raj Bhavan, where Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to the new ministers. With this expansion, the total strength of the Bihar cabinet has now reached 36.
The newly inducted ministers include Jibesh Kumar, Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Raju Kumar Singh, Moti Lal Prasad, Vijay Kumar Mandal, and Krishna Kumar Mantu.
Earlier in the day, Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal stepped down from his ministerial position in adherence to the party’s ‘one person, one post’ policy.
The cabinet expansion comes amid ongoing political realignments in Bihar, as Nitish Kumar's recent return to the NDA fold has reshaped the state’s power dynamics.
