Bihar new cabinet News

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] kept the majority of high-budget Ministries; the LJP-RV, HAM, and RLM have received four state departments. Deepak Prakash of RLM, who is neither an MLA nor an MLC, has been inducted into the Bihar Cabinet and given charge of the Panchayati Raj Department.

Bihar's New Cabinet: Nitish Kumar has retained the General Administration, Election Monitoring, and several others. However, in a major change, the crucial Home Ministry has been given to the BJP's Samrat Choudhary. 

Bihar New Cabinet: In previous NDA governments, the Home Ministry was traditionally handled by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar himself. However, this time the portfolio has been reportedly assigned to the BJP’s Samrat Choudhary.

Four out of every ten elected MLAs have not graduated but have still secured seats in the assembly. Out of 29 female MLAs in Bihar’s 243-member assembly, 15 have not graduated, meaning more than half of the women representatives lack a college degree. 

Bihar Politics: The results of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections were announced on November 14, and the new Bihar cabinet is expected to take oath soon. Discussions surrounding the formation of the cabinet are already abuzz in political circles.

23 off 33 ministers in the newly sworn-in Bihar cabinet have declared criminal cases. 17 such ministers have declared serious criminal cases against them. ADR report said that out of the 32 ministers, 27 (84 percent) ministers are crorepatis.

The first informal meeting of NDA leaders, which was held on Friday at the residence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has decided to hold a meeting of the newly-elected MLAs of four coalition partners on Sunday, 15 November.

An crucial meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners is scheduled to take place at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence. The meeting will be called at 4.30 pm today.

The BJP won 74 of the 243 seats in Bihar, while Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) was limited to 43 seats, down from 71 in 2015. According to reports, BJP leaders will have more representation in the new cabinet.