Patna (07.05.2026): Was it a deadlock over induction of Nishant Kumar, the son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, that swearing in of Bihar cabinet was delayed or allocation of departments was the reason? Finally, Nishant Kumar has taken oath of the office in the ministry of Samrat Choudhary. A total 15 BJP, 13 JD (U), 2 LJP (R), 1 HUM and 1 RLM minister took oath of the office in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has a plan to participate a road show in Patna. But induction of Nishant Kumar was a surprise to all.
After former CM Nitish Kumar was moved to the Rajya Sabha, the new government was necessitated in Bihar and Samrat Choudhary took over as the new Chief Minister along with two deputy chief minister. Nitish Kumar, who had served as the chief minister of Bihar for the longest period of time, relinquished the post in order to move to the Rajya Sabha. His 45-year-old son, who had until now stayed away from active politics, agreed to enter public life upon the insistence of JD(U) workers who were anxious about the party’s prospects after the supremo gave up power. The list of minister is as follows:
Bihar gets news ministers; Nitish’s son Nishant joins ministry
By IndianMandarins - 2026-05-07 13:37:00
Patna (07.05.2026): Was it a deadlock over induction of Nishant Kumar, the son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, that swearing in of Bihar cabinet was delayed or allocation of departments was the reason? Finally, Nishant Kumar has taken oath of the office in the ministry of Samrat Choudhary. A total 15 BJP, 13 JD (U), 2 LJP (R), 1 HUM and 1 RLM minister took oath of the office in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has a plan to participate a road show in Patna. But induction of Nishant Kumar was a surprise to all.
After former CM Nitish Kumar was moved to the Rajya Sabha, the new government was necessitated in Bihar and Samrat Choudhary took over as the new Chief Minister along with two deputy chief minister. Nitish Kumar, who had served as the chief minister of Bihar for the longest period of time, relinquished the post in order to move to the Rajya Sabha. His 45-year-old son, who had until now stayed away from active politics, agreed to enter public life upon the insistence of JD(U) workers who were anxious about the party’s prospects after the supremo gave up power. The list of minister is as follows: