US EditionBJP`s Samrat Choudhary To Be Bihar Home Minister; Nitish Kumar Drops Ministry After 20 Years
Nitish Kumar assigned key portfolios to NDA ministers, with BJP securing Home Ministry as largest party with 89 seats; 46% of ministers have criminal records, ADR reported.
- On November 21, 2025, Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, allocated cabinet portfolios after the oath ceremony, handing the Home department to the Bharatiya Janata Party with Samrat Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister , in charge.
- Coalition arithmetic among NDA partners followed the BJP winning 89 seats earlier this month, leading to portfolio assignments among 26 ministers including eight from Janata Dal .
- Several BJP ministers were assigned infrastructure and industry portfolios, with Vijay Kumar Sinha overseeing Land, Revenue and Mines, Dilip Jaiswal taking Industries, Nitin Nabin handling Roads and Urban development, and Mangal Pandey retaining Health and Law.
- The new distribution immediately reshapes Bihar's power structure, giving Bharatiya Janata Party control of Home and major departments, while the Association for Democratic Reforms reports 46% of ministers have criminal records.
- Having been sworn in for a 10th term, Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, could extend his tenure if NDA cohesion holds, with Deepak Prakash, RLM, likely elected to the State Legislative Council soon and a five-year term expected.
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Portfolios allotted to Bihar ministers, Samrat Chowdhury assigned Home dept
Patna: The Home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, BJP leader Samrat Chowdhury, this time, according to an official notification issued on Friday. On the other hand, the Finance portfolio, which has been held by the BJP whenever it has entered into an alliance with the JD(U), has gone to the Nitish Kumar-led party this time. Senior lead…
Bihar Portfolio Allocation: Nitish Kumar Allots Home Department to BJP, Accommodates Smaller Allies
A day after the oath-taking ceremony, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday allocated cabinet portfolios to the newly elected National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MLAs who swore-in as ministers in the cabinet, giving up the Home department to the ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Bihar Portfolio Allocation: Nitish Kumar Allots Home Department to BJP, Accommodates Smaller Allies.
Bihar portfolio allocation: Nitish Kumar allots Home department to BJP, accommodates smaller allies
Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister and a BJP leader, has been given charge of the Home department. Kumar will not handle the Home department for the first time since he came to power in 2005.
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