Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry

Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry
35th Ministry of Bihar
Nitish Kumar
Date formed	22 February 2015
Date dissolved	20 November 2015
People and organisations
Governor	Keshari Nath Tripathi
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
No. of ministers	23 (including CM)
Member parties	JD(U)
Status in legislature	Supported by RJD & Indian National Congress ( Mahagathbandhan), cabinet composed solely of JD(U)
Opposition party	BJP
Opposition leader	Sushil Kumar Modi (BJP), Council Nand Kishore Yadav (BJP), Assembly
History
Election	2010
Legislature terms	8 months and 29 days
Predecessor	Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry
Successor	Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry

After Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on 20 February 2015, Nitish Kumar was again sworn in as Chief Minister on 22 February 2015. ^{[1] [2]} This was his fourth term in office. JD(U) was able to comfortably form the government and was supported in the legislature by the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress. ^[3] The cabinet of ministers was composed entirely of JD(U) members. This interim ministry continued until the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election took place, after which the Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry was formed. ^{[4] [5]}

Council of Ministers

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief Minister Home General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Vigilance Election Other departments not allocated to any Minister	Nitish Kumar	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Water Resources	Vijay Kumar Chaudhary	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Finance Commercial Taxes	Bijendra Prasad Yadav	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Rural Works	Ramai Ram	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Health & Family Welfare	Damodar Rout	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms Minister of Law	Narendra Narayan Yadav	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Education	P. K. Shahi	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Industries	Shyam Rajak	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Rural Development	Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Food & Consumer Protection	Leshi Singh	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Transport	Dulal Chandra Goswami	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Rajiv Ranjan Singh	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of EBC Welfare	Shrawan Kumar	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Co-operative	Ram Lakhan Ram Raman	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Minor Irrigation	Ramdhani Singh	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Science & Technology	Jai Kumar Singh	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Mines & Geology	Manoj Kumar Singh	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Minority Welfare	Javed Iqbal Ansari	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Tourism	Bima Bharti	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs	Ranju Geeta	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Animal & Fish Resources	Baidyanath Sahni	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of Urban Development & Housing	Vinod Singh Yadav	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare Minister of Minority Welfare	Naushad Alam	22 February 2015	20 November 2015		JD(U)

References

1. "Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for the fourth time". The Hindu. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
2. "Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the fourth time, 22-member cabinet sworn in". The Indian Express. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
3. "Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM, 22 ministers sworn in". Times of India. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
4. "Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister, promises good governance". The New Indian Express. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
5. "Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister, 22 ministers take oath". NDTV. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2025.