Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry

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Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry

41st Ministry of Bihar
Nitish Kumar
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar
Date formed20 November 2025
Date dissolved14 April 2026
People and organisations
GovernorArif Mohammad Khan (till 13 March 2026), Syed Ata Hasnain (from 13 March 2026)
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar[1]
Deputy Chief MinisterSamrat Chaudhary
Vijay Kumar Sinha
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
202 / 243 (83%)
Opposition party   RJD  
Opposition leaderRabri Devi
(Council)
Tejashwi Yadav
(Assembly)
History
Election(s)2025
Legislature term(s)249 days
PredecessorNinth Nitish ministry
SuccessorChoudhary ministry

The Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry was the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 20 November 2025[2][3] along with 26 Ministers.

The portfolios were allotted on 21 November 2025, in which BJP held the largest share in the cabinet with 14 ministerial berths, JD(U) with 9, LJP (Ram Vilas) with 2 berths, HAM and RLM with 1 berth each.[4][5][6][7]

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Chief Minister
General Administration
Cabinet Secretariat
Civil Aviation
Vigilance
Elections
Other departments not allocated to any Minister		 Nitish Kumar20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Deputy Chief Minister
Home Affairs		 Samrat Choudhary20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Deputy Chief Minister
Revenue & Land Reforms
Mines & Geology		 Vijay Sinha20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Water Resources
Parliamentary Affairs
Information & Public Relations
Building Construction		 Vijay Chaudhary20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Finance
Energy
Commercial Taxes
Planning & Development
Prohibition, Excise & Registration		 Bijendra Yadav20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Rural Development
Transport		 Shrawan Kumar20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Health
Law		 Mangal Pandey20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Industries Dilip Jaiswal20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Rural Works Ashok Choudhary20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Food & Consumer Protection Leshi Singh20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Road Construction Nitin Nabin20 November 202516 December 2025BJP
 Dilip Jaiswal16 December 2025[8]14 April 2026BJP
Urban Development & Housing Nitin Nabin20 November 202516 December 2025BJP
 Vijay Sinha16 December 2025[8]14 April 2026BJP
Social Welfare Madan Sahni20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Agriculture Ram Kripal Yadav20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Minor Water Resources Santosh Suman20 November 202514 April 2026Hindustani Awam Morcha
Education
Science, Technology & Technical Education		 Sunil Kumar20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Higher Education Sunil Kumar12 December 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Minority Welfare Mohd Zama Khan20 November 202514 April 2026JD(U)
Labour Resources & Migrant Workers Welfare Sanjay Singh Tiger20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Youth, Employment and Skill Development Sanjay Singh Tiger12 December 202514 April 2026BJP
Tourism
Art & Culture		 Arun Shankar Prasad20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Diary Fisheries & Animal Resources Surendra Mehta20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Disaster Management Narayan Prasad20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
BC & EBC Welfare Rama Nishad20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
SC & ST Welfare Lakhendra Raushan20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Information Technology
Sports		 Shreyasi Singh20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Co-operative
Environment, Forest & Climate Change		 Pramod Chandravanshi20 November 202514 April 2026BJP
Sugarcane Industries Sanjay Paswan20 November 202514 April 2026Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Public Health Engineering Sanjay Kumar Singh20 November 202514 April 2026Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Panchayati Raj Deepak Prakash20 November 202514 April 2026Rashtriya Lok Morcha

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM, 26 Ministers take oath, including one Muslim and three women". The Hindu. 20 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bihar Cabinet Formula Finalised, Nitish Kumar To Remain Chief Minister: Sources". NDTV. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nitish Kumar likely to be sworn in as Bihar chief minister for 10th time on November 19 or 20". Deccan Herald. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nitish Kumar Cabinet Portfolio 2025: Samrat Choudhary given Bihar Home Ministry, CM keeps general administration". The Indian Express. 22 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nitish gives up key portfolios to BJP; Deputy CM to hold Home department". The Hindu. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Big change in Bihar cabinet: CM Nitish hands over home portfolio to BJP; who got what". The Times of India. 22 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Who got what in Nitish Kumar's new cabinet? Check full list of Bihar portfolios". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Nitin Nabin's Exit For BJP Chief Post Triggers Bihar Cabinet Reshuffle". NDTV. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
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