The delay in cabinet expansion and portfolio allocations in Bihar NDA government raises questions about the stability of the ruling coalition. Find out more about the current situation.
BJP leaders Shahnawaz Hussain, Nitin Nabin, Rampreet Paswan, Janak Ram, Shreyashi Singh and JDU leaders Sunil Kumar Singh, Madan Sahni, Lesi Singh, Sheila Mandal, Jayant Raj, Ashok Choudhary and Sanjay Jha are likely to be included in the Cabinet, according to agency reports.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) today asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to explain his position clearly on whether he will exit the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar.
Kumar has been the modern-day embodiment of the political idiom, 'Aaya Ram, gaya Ram'. The last three times were about keeping the throne, but this time is about keeping the palace intact.
It was perhaps for the first time in the history of the Bihar assembly that the ruling party's legislators didn't turn up, forcing the BJP speaker, Vijay Kumar Sinha, to adjourn the assembly proceedings.