Nitish Kumar resigns: The JDU had contested the last assembly elections in 2020 with the BJP. After the elections, the RJD emerged as the largest party, with 75 seats. The BJP bagged 74 while JDU won 43 seats.
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticizes the state government over alleged irregularities in the recruitment process of junior teachers. BJD organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das responds to the criticism.
Bihar Cabinet expansion: Bima Bharti is upset over not being chosen for the cabinet. Criticizing the move to induct Singh, she said, Leshi Singh is a minister who gets people murdered for her convenience.
Bihar Cabinet portfolio full list: Among the ministers who took oath, 16 were from RJD, 11 from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), two from Congress, one from ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and one Independent.