Bihar Cupboard Enlargement: Nitish Kumar Inducts 7 New Ministers Forward Of Meeting Polls, All From BJP – News18
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inducted seven new faces, all from alliance companion BJP, into his council of ministers
Seven BJP MLAs joined CM Nitish Kumar’s cupboard in the present day | Picture/File
Bihar Cupboard Enlargement: The Bihar cupboard growth passed off on Wednesday as seven new faces, all from the BJP, joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s authorities. The growth holds large significance because the state will head to the meeting polls later this yr.
With the induction of latest members, the full variety of ministers within the Bihar authorities has elevated to 36, the utmost allowed within the state, which has a 243-member meeting.
The seven MLAs who joined Nitish Kumar’s Cupboard are Sanjay Saraogi (Darbhanga), Sunil Kumar (Biharsharif), Jibesh Kumar (Jale), Rahu Kumar Singh (Sahebganj), Moti Lal Prasad (Riga), Vijay Kumar Mandal (Sikti) and Krishan Kumar Mantoo (Amnour).
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of workplace to the MLAs.
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The growth comes two days earlier than the graduation of the Bihar Finances Session on Friday.
In the meantime, Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Wednesday introduced to resign from the Nitish Kumar cupboard. He was holding the Division of Land Income.
“I’m going to resign from the publish of Income Minister. ‘One particular person, one publish’ is the precept on which the social gathering works. I’m grateful that the central management has given me the accountability of the social gathering’s state unit. Cupboard growth is the prerogative of the Chief Minister,” information company ANI quoted Jaiswal as saying.
Earlier, Union Minister JP Nadda and Nitish Kumar held a gathering on the anticipated Cupboard growth after earlier talks on the matter didn’t come to fruition.
Meet The New Faces
The brand new ministers embody Jibesh Kumar, who was a member of the state Cupboard until August 2022, when the chief minister abruptly give up the NDA, accusing the BJP of making an attempt to “break” his JD(U).
Different inductees are Sanjay Saraogi, a fifth-term MLA from Darbhanga, and Sunil Kumar, who represents Bihar Sharif, within the CM’s pocket borough Nalanda, for as many instances, thrice on a JD(U) ticket earlier than crossing over to the BJP in 2015.
One other former JD(U) face was Raju Kumar Singh, the MLA from Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur, who had gained the seat in 2020 on a ticket of Vikassheel Insan Celebration (VIP), floated by former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni.
One other notable face was Krishna Kumar Mantu, the MLA from Amnour in Saran district, who was lately within the information for organising a “Kurmi Chetna Rally” in Patna, with a view to reaching out to the highly effective OBC neighborhood to which the JD(U) supremo belongs.
The remaining two inductees have been Vijay Kumar Mandal, who represents Sikti within the Araria district and Moti Lal Prasad, the MLA from Riga in Sitamarhi.
A cautious calculation of the BJP’s assist base appears to have been at work within the cupboard growth that passed off a day after the social gathering’s nationwide president chaired a gathering of the “core group” right here.
