Nitish set to expand Cabinet with 17 likely inductees
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Tue, Feb 9 2021 10:57 IST |
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Patna, Feb 9 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to expand his Cabinet on Tuesday afternoon as 17 new inductees are likely to take oath nine from the BJP and eight from Janata Dal-United.
It will be the first Cabinet expansion after Nitish became the Chief Minister for another term in November 2020.
Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan will administer the oath to the new Ministers at 12.30 pm here.
Allies BJP and JD-U were earlier stuck on Cabinet expansion for a long time, but finally came to an agreement on Monday evening. BJP sources said that the party wanted to give opportunity to the youth whereas the JD-U was likely to give preference to both experienced and young persons.