Janata Dal (United) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna. (PTI)
CM Nitish Kumar is likely to add 22 new ministers to his cabinet in the expansion today. Reports say that BJP will get 9 more birth while the JD(U) will get 8 seats in the state cabinet.
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- Last Updated: February 09, 2021, 13:46 IST
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet on Tuesday, 80 days after the alliance resumed power in November last year. BJP national spokesperson and former Union minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, who got elected to the Bihar legislative council last month, was the first to be administered the oath of office by Governor Phagu Chauhan at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan for the much-awaited cabinet expansion.
The state cabinet earlier had 14 members, including the chief minister. Seven ministers were from the BJP quota, five from Janata Dal-United and one each from Hindustani Awam Morcha and Vikassheel Insaan Party….