Bihar cabinet expansion: CM Nitish Kumar allocates portfolios to 7 newly-inducted BJP MLAs | India News
Nitish Kumar (File photo)
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Thursday announced the updated portfolios for its cabinet ministers, a day after expanding state’s council of ministers by including seven BJP MLAs.
The cabinet reshuffle comes just months ahead of the state assembly elections.
The newly sworn-in ministers are Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Krishna Kumar Mantoo, Motilal Prasad, Vijay Kumar Mandal, and Raju Kumar Singh. The expansion is seen as a strategic move by Nitish Kumar, who maintains a close alliance with the BJP.
- Samrat Choudhary: Finance and commercial tax
- Vijay Kumar Sinha: Agriculture, mines and geology
- Prem Kumar: Cooperative department
- Krishna Kumar Mantoo: Information and technology
- Jibesh Mishra: Urban development and housing
- Vijay Mandal: Disaster management
- Sanjay Saraogi: Revenue and land reforms
- Sunil Kumar: Environment, forest and climate change
- Motilal Prasad: Arts, culture and youth department
- Raju Kumar Singh: Tourism
