Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry

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Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ministry of Bihar
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Nitish Kumar
Date formed22 February 2015
Date dissolved20 November 2015
People and organisations
Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
No. of ministers23 (including CM)
Member parties JD(U)
Status in legislatureSupported by RJD & INC (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 terms8 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 comfortbly 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

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Minister
Home Affairs
General Administration
Cabinet Secretariat
Vigilance
Election
Other departments not allocated to any Minister		22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Water Resources22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Finance
Commercial Taxes		22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Rural Works22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Health & Family Welfare22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms
Minister of Law		22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Education
P. K. Shahi
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Industries22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Rural Development22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Food & Consumer Protection22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Transport
Dulal Chand Goswami
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of EBC Welfare22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Co-operatives
Ram Lakhan Ram Raman
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Minor Irrigation
Ramdhani Singh
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Science & Technology22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Mines & Geology22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Minority Welfare
Javed Iqbal Ansari
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Tourism22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Animal & Fish Resources
Baidyanath Sahni
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Vinod Singh Yadav
22 February 201520 November 2015  JD(U)
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare
Minister of Minority Welfare		22 February 201520 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.
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