Distributes portfolios to 14 other ministers
Patna, Nov 17: After Elections, Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive time. The new government in Bihar has fourteen ministers – seven from the BJP, five from the JD(U), and one each from the HAM and VIP. This is the first time that Bihar would have two deputy CM’s, BJP’s Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi.
Nitish Kumar gets the home portfolio, apart from general administration, vigilance, election, and several other departments.
Finance, commercial taxes, environment and forests, information technology, disaster management, and urban development will be handled by deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad.
The other deputy CM, Renu Devi, will head panchayati raj, backward caste upliftment, extremely backward class welfare and industry. Former Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (JD-U), BJP’s Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Mewalal Choudhary (JD-U), Santosh Kumar Suman(HAM), Vikassheel Insaan Party’s Mukesh Sahni, BJP’s Mangal Pandey, Amrendra Pratap Singh. Rampreet Paswan and Jivesh Misra are other ministers who received portfolios.
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