Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry

Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ministry of Bihar
Date formed10 August 2022
People and organisations
GovernorRajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Deputy Chief MinisterTejashwi Yadav[1]
No. of ministers31 (Including CM And Deputy CM)
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
165 / 243 (68%)
Opposition party  BJP
Opposition leaderVijay Kumar Sinha
(Assembly)
Hari Sahni
(Council)
History
Election(s)2020
PredecessorSeventh Nitish ministry

The Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry is the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.[3] On August 9, 2022, he walked out of the BJP's NDA alliance and announced his resignation.[4] He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the RJD and the Congress.[5] Though Nitish Kumar from Janata Dal (United) is the Chief Minister of this government, Rashtriya Janata Dal is the largest party in this alliance.

Council of Ministers

Source:[6][7]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Chief Minister
  • Home
  • General Administration
  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • Vigilance
  • Election
  • (Other departments not allocated to any Minister.)
10 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Health & family welfare
  • Road Construction
  • Housing & Urban Development
  • Rural works
  • Tourism
10 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Environment, Forest and Climate change16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Law
Kartik Kumar
16 August 202231 August 2022 RJD
31 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Sugar Cane Industries16 August 202231 August 2022 RJD
31 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Revenue and Land reforms16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Agriculture16 August 202203 October 2022 RJD
03 October 2022Incumbent RJD
Tourism16 August 202203 October 2022 RJD
BC & EBC Welfare
Anita Devi
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Co-operative16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Education16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Public Health Engineering department16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Art, Culture & Youth Affairs16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Sports10 January 2024Incumbent RJD
Mines and Geology16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Labour resources
Surendra Ram
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Disaster Management16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Information Technology16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Industries
Samir Kumar Mahaseth
16 August 2022Incumbent RJD
Finance
Commercial Tax
Parliamentary affairs		16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Energy
Planning & Development		16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Building Construction16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Transport16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Rural Development16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Water Resources
Information & Public Relations
Sanjay Kumar Jha
16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Food & Consumer Protection Department16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Minority welfare16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Minor Water Resources16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Social Welfare16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Excise & Prohibition16 August 2022Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
SC/ST Welfare16 August 202213 June 2023 HAM(S)
16 June 2023Incumbent Janata Dal (United)
Animal Husbandry and Fisheries16 August 2022Incumbent INC
Panchayati Raj16 August 2022Incumbent INC
Science and Technology16 August 2022Incumbent Independent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tejashwi Yadav to begin second innings as Bihar's deputy chief minister". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ^ "Largest alliance partner, RJD eyes key portfolios, Bihar speaker's chair". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (2022-08-09). "Nitish Kumar's unique record: To take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time in 22 years". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  4. ^ "Nitish-BJP break-up in Bihar: Why Modi's BJP is right to be nervous about Nitish". The Indian Express. 2022-08-09. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ^ "Bihar: JD(U), RJD, Congress realign after two months of secret discussions". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. ^ "Government of Bihar". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. ^ "Bihar Cabinet: दागी कार्तिकेय सिंह से छिना कानून मंत्रालय, अब सीएम नीतीश ने दी ये जिम्मेदारी". Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.