PATNA: Two unlikely visitors to JD(U) precincts on successive days Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Chandan Singh calling on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday and student activist-turned-CPI member Kanhaiya Kumar meeting minister Ashok Choudhary on Sunday have led to speculation that something is brewing in the state’s political cauldron.
Chandan, the younger brother of Mokama don-turned-politician and former LJP MP Surajbhan Singh claimed his discussion with Nitish was a “routine” one on problems pertaining to his constituency Nawada.
“The timing of the meeting is significant. Last week, LJP chief Chirag Paswan had blamed the CM’s indifference for the delay in opening a medical college in his constituency Jamui,” a source said.
PATNA: Two unlikely visitors to JD(U) precincts on successive days Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Chandan Singh calling on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday and student activist-turned-CPI member Kanhaiya Kumar meeting minister Ashok Choudhary on Sunday have led to speculation that something is brewing in the state’s political cauldron.
Chandan, the younger brother of Mokama don-turned-politician and former LJP MP Surajbhan Singh claimed his discussion with Nitish was a “routine” one on problems pertaining to his constituency Nawada.
“The timing of the meeting is significant. Last week, LJP chief Chirag Paswan had blamed the CM’s indifference for the delay in opening a medical college in his constituency Jamui,” a source said.
Lalu Prasad's mercurial elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, known for his frequent run-ins with senior leaders of the RJD, on Saturday chose to unleash his fury on state president and old loyalist Jagadanand Singh.
Bihar’s BJP MLA from Gopalganj Subhash Singh is the new cooperative minister. Singh had been associated with the Cooperative Sugarcane Union in his district.
On Tuesday, the Bihar governor administered the oath to nine new ministers from the BJP and eight from Kumar’s Janata Dal(United) or JD(U).
The cabinet expansion after 84 days has administered mostly the new talent in the cabinet. The BJP has presented an all-new team with leaders who have won elections previously but are constituted as ministers for the first time.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitesh Kumar expanded his Cabinet on Tuesday as Governor Phagu Chouhan administered the oath of office to the new ministers at a function at the Raj Bhawan. It must be noted that this expansion comes ahead of the Budget session. Among the 17 new ministers inducted, BJP bags 9 berths while the JD(U) settles for 8 berths. Now the total number of ministers in the state Cabinet comes to 30.
The portfolios that remain with JD(U)
CM Nitish Kumar has clearly gone for the quality rather than quantity of berths while allotting them between JD(U) and BJP. Important portfolios like Home, Personnel, Education, Rural Development, Rural Works, Water Resources remain with the JD(U).