Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry

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Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ministry of Bihar
CM Nitish Kumar Potrait.jpg
Nitish Kumar
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar
Date formed10 August 2022
People and organisations
GovernorPhagu Chauhan
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Deputy Chief MinisterTejashwi Yadav[1]
No. of ministers31
Member parties
  •   RJD(16)[2]
  •   JD(U)(11)
  •   INC(2)
  •   HAM (1)
  •   IND (1)
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition party  BJP
Opposition leaderVijay Kumar Sinha
(Assembly)
Samrat Chaudhary
(Council)
History
Election(s)2020
PredecessorSeventh Nitish ministry

The Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry is the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.[3] On August 9, 2022, he walked out of the BJP's NDA alliance and announced his resignation.[4] He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the RJD and the Congress.[5] Though Nitish Kumar from Janata Dal (United) is the Chief Minister of this government, Rashtriya Janata Dal is the largest party in this alliance.

Council of Ministers[]

Source:[6][7]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Chief Minister
  • Home
  • General Administration
  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • Vigilance
  • Election
  • (Other departments not allocated to any Minister.)
10 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Health & family welfare
  • Road Construction
  • Housing & Urban Development
  • Rural works
10 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Environment, Forest and Climate change16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Revenue and Land reforms16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
BC & EBC Welfare
Anita Devi
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Co-operative16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Education
Chandra Shekhar
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Public Health Engineering department16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
Jitendra Kumar Ray
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Mines and Geology16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Agriculture16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Tourism16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Labour resources
Surendra Ram
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Sugar Cane Industries16 August 202231 August 2022 RJD
31 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Disaster Management16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Information Technology16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Law
Kartik Kumar
16 August 202231 August 2022 RJD
31 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Industries
Samir Kumar Mahaseth
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Finance
Commercial Tax
Parliamentary affairs		16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Energy
Planning & Development		16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Building Construction16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Transport
Sheela Kumari Mandal
16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Rural Development16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Water Resources
Information & Public Relations
Sanjay Kumar Jha
16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Food & Consumer Protection Department16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Minority welfare16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Minor Water Resources16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Social Welfare16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Excise & Prohibition
Sunil Kumar Singh
16 August 2022Incumbent JD(U)
Animal husbandry and Fisheries16 August 2022Incumbent INC
Panchayati Raj
Murari Prasad Gautam
16 August 2022Incumbent INC
SC/ST Welfare16 August 2022Incumbent HAM-Se
Science and Technology16 August 2022Incumbent Independent

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tejashwi Yadav to begin second innings as Bihar's deputy chief minister". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ^ "Largest alliance partner, RJD eyes key portfolios, Bihar speaker's chair". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (2022-08-09). "Nitish Kumar's unique record: To take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time in 22 years". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  4. ^ "Nitish-BJP break-up in Bihar: Why Modi's BJP is right to be nervous about Nitish". The Indian Express. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ^ "Bihar: JD(U), RJD, Congress realign after two months of secret discussions". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. ^ "Government of Bihar".
  7. ^ "Bihar Cabinet: दागी कार्तिकेय सिंह से छिना कानून मंत्रालय, अब सीएम नीतीश ने दी ये जिम्मेदारी".
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