Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry

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Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ministry of Bihar
Date formed10 August 2022
People and organisations
GovernorRajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Deputy Chief MinisterTejashwi Yadav[1]
No. of ministers31 (Including CM And Deputy CM)
Member parties
  •   RJD(14)[2]
  •   JD(U)(12)
  •   INC(2)
  •   IND (1)
Status in legislatureCoalition
165 / 243 (68%)
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[edit | edit source]

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.)
 Nitish Kumar10 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Health & family welfare
  • Road Construction
  • Housing & Urban Development
  • Rural works
  • Tourism
 Tejashwi Yadav10 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Environment, Forest and Climate change Tej Pratap Yadav16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Law Kartik Kumar16 August 202231 August 2022RJD
 Shamim Ahmad31 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Sugar Cane Industries Shamim Ahmad16 August 202231 August 2022RJD
 Alok Kumar Mehta31 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Revenue and Land reforms Alok Kumar Mehta16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Agriculture Sudhakar Singh16 August 202203 October 2022RJD
 Kumar Sarvjeet03 October 2022IncumbentRJD
Tourism Kumar Sarvjeet16 August 202203 October 2022RJD
BC & EBC Welfare Anita Devi16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Co-operative Surendra Prasad Yadav16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Education Prof. Chandrashekhar Yadav16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Public Health Engineering department Lalit Kumar Yadav16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Art, Culture & Youth Affairs Jitendra Kumar Ray16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Mines and Geology Ramanand Yadav16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Labour resources Surendra Ram16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Disaster Management Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Information Technology Mohammad Israil Mansuri16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Industries Samir Kumar Mahaseth16 August 2022IncumbentRJD
Finance
Commercial Tax
Parliamentary affairs		 Vijay Kumar Chaudhary16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Energy
Planning & Development		 Bijendra Prasad Yadav16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Building Construction Ashok Choudhary16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Transport Sheela Kumari16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Rural Development Shrawan Kumar16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Water Resources
Information & Public Relations		 Sanjay Kumar Jha16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Food & Consumer Protection Department Leshi Singh16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Minority welfare Mohd Zama Khan16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Minor Water Resources Jayant Raj Kushwaha16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Social Welfare Madan Sahni16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
Excise & Prohibition Sunil Kumar Singh16 August 2022IncumbentJD(U)
SC/ST Welfare Santosh Kumar Suman16 August 202213 June 2023Hindustani Awam Morcha
 Ratnesh Sada16 June 2023IncumbentJD(U)
Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Md Afaque Alam16 August 2022IncumbentINC
Panchayati Raj Murari Prasad Gautam16 August 2022IncumbentINC
Science and Technology Sumit Kumar Singh16 August 2022IncumbentIndependent

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tejashwi Yadav to begin second innings as Bihar's deputy chief minister". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Largest alliance partner, RJD eyes key portfolios, Bihar speaker's chair". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. 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. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. 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. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Government of Bihar". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Bihar Cabinet: दागी कार्तिकेय सिंह से छिना कानून मंत्रालय, अब सीएम नीतीश ने दी ये जिम्मेदारी". Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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