Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry

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Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ministry of Bihar
Nitish Kumar with JDU functionaries (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Nitish Kumar
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar
Date formed28 January 2024
People and organisations
Governor Rajendra Arlekar
Arif Mohammad Khan
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha
Samrat Choudhary
Member parties
  •   BJP
  • Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg   JD(U)
  •   HAM(S)
  •   IND
Status in legislature Coalition
128 / 243 (53%)
Opposition party Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png   RJD
Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav
(Assembly)
Rabri Devi
(Council)
History
Election 2020
Predecessor Eighth Nitish ministry

The Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry is the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On 28 January 2024, he walked out of the INDIA (alliance) and announced his resignation. He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the BJP's NDA alliance. [1] [2]

Contents

Council of Ministers

Source [3] [4] On 15 March 2024, Cabinet expansion held in which 21 new ministers 12 from BJP quota and 9 from JDU quota were inducted. [5] Following are the ministers after full cabinet expansion. [6]

Nitish Kumar inducted 7 MLAs from Bharatiya Janata party into his cabinet on 26 February 2025. [7] [8] [9]

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Minister
Home
General Administration
Cabinet Secretariat
Vigilance
Election
Other departments not allocated to any Minister		28 January 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of Commercial Taxes		28 January 2024Incumbent  BJP
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Mines & Geology		28 January 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Road Construction28 January 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth28 January 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Water Resources
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs		28 January 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Energy
Minister of Planning & Development		28 January 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Co-operative28 January 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Environment & Forest28 January 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Rural Development28 January 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Minor Water Resources28 January 2024Incumbent  HAM(S)
Minister of Information Technology28 January 202426 February 2025  HAM(S)
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Disaster Management28 January 202426 February 2025  HAM(S)
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Science & Technology28 January 2024Incumbent  Independent
Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Health
Minister of Agriculture		15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Agriculture15 March 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Public Health Engineering15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Industries15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Tourism15 March 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Urban Development & Housing15 March 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Law15 March 202426 February 2025  BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms15 March 202426 February 2025 [10]   BJP
26 February 2025Incumbent  BJP
Minister of SC & ST Welfare15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Sugarcane Industries15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Panchayati Raj15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Sports15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Labour Resources15 March 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Rural Works15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Food & Consumer Protection15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Social Welfare15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Information & Public Relations15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Transport15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Education15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Building Construction15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Minority Welfare15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)
Minister of Excise & Prohibition15 March 2024Incumbent  JD(U)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bihar Political Crisis Live | Nitish Kumar to take oath at 5 p.m." The Hindu. 28 January 2024. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bihar Ministers List 2024: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet". financial express. 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nitish Kumar's swearing-in ceremony likely to take place at 5pm: Report". Business Today. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "List of Cabinet Ministers Bihar on 03/02/2024" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Kumar, Nitin (15 March 2024). "Bihar Cabinet expansion: Renu Devi, Ashok Choudhary, 19 others take oath as ministers". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Full list of ministers in ninth nitish ministry". Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "CM Nitish Kumar expands Bihar cabinet, inducts 7 MLAs from BJP". The Hindu. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bihar cabinet expansion: Who are 7 new ministers in Nitish Kumar's cabinet and why BJP picked them". The Times of India. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025. Bihar cabinet expansion: Who are 7 new ministers in Nitish Kumar's cabinet and why BJP picked them
  9. ↑ "Nitish Kumar expands Bihar Cabinet to full capacity, all seven new members from BJP". The Indian Express. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "BJP Minister Dilip Jaiswal resigns ahead of Bihar Cabinet expansion". The Hindu. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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