Next year (on 9 April 2026), five Rajya Sabha seats of Bihar quota are becoming vacant. Currently, JDU has two seats, RJD has two and Upendra Kushwaha has one seat. There is definitely a few months time for the seats to become vacant but the rhetoric for this has started. A statement by Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi shows a picture of tension in the NDA.

This time (2025) NDA has won 202 seats in the assembly elections. Accordingly, it has been decided that this time no one from RJD will be able to go to Rajya Sabha. Two seats will remain with JDU and two will go to BJP. In such a situation, the question regarding the remaining seat is whether it will go to Chirag Paswan’s account or will it be given to Jitan Ram Manjhi?

Where did the controversy regarding a seat start?

In fact, Jitan Ram Manjhi said in his speech during a function in Gayaji last Sunday that we had asked for two seats in the Lok Sabha and got one seat, now we are not getting even a single seat in the Rajya Sabha. Two JDU and two BJP and one seat is going to LJP Ram Vilas. He told his son Santosh Suman to make up his mind on this, why will we not get it? If we don’t get it then we will break the alliance. After this statement of Manjhi, a controversy has come to light regarding a Rajya Sabha seat in NDA.

Understand what political experts say…

Dhirendra Kumar, who understands the politics of Bihar and is a political expert, says that Jitan Ram Manjhi is already doing politics of pressure. According to the current discussion, Chirag Paswan seems to have the upper hand. Talking about numbers, Chirag Paswan has 19 MLAs, Jitan Ram Manjhi has five MLAs. Manjhi is creating pressure so that if he does not get a Rajya Sabha seat, then he should get a seat in the Legislative Council. Dhirendra Kumar said that two seats will remain with BJP, in such a situation it is not necessary that BJP should keep both the seats with itself. Can give one seat to his colleague. Most of the discussion is about Chirag Paswan.

On the other hand, it was also said that it is not necessary that Nitin Nabin should get one of the two seats in Rajya Sabha, there is no such rule nor is there any pressure. When Nitin Gadkari became the national president, he was a member of the Legislative Council in Maharashtra. Despite being the National President, he remained a member of the Legislative Council. He did not resign. It is not mandatory for the National President to go to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha. There is no problem if he is a member of any state.

What did LJP Ram Vilas say?

In this entire matter, LJP Ram Vilas spokesperson Dr. Vineet Singh said that our party works on the lines of ‘Bihar First, Bihari First’. The most important thing for us is how to solve the problems of the people of Bihar. As far as going to Rajya Sabha is concerned, there will be a meeting of NDA constituents and the decision taken will be accepted by our party.”

Manjhi’s party said- Our leader was right

Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party spokesperson Rajesh Ranjan said that what our leader Jitan Ram Manjhi has said is absolutely correct. We should get a seat in Rajya Sabha. It is true that we do not have the numbers, but there is an alliance with BJP, so BJP has to think how to give us a seat.

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Amidst the hijab controversy, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has once again given a big statement regarding Nitish Kumar. On Monday (December 22, 2025), a blanket distribution ceremony was organized by ‘Hum’ party in Gehlaur village of Atari assembly constituency in Gayaji. Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi attended it as the chief guest. While addressing the people, she once again commented on the hijab controversy.

Jitan Ram Manjhi said, “Nitish Kumar believes in us wholeheartedly and we also believe in him wholeheartedly. Just a small thing came up… When we were distributing the doctor’s appointment letter, there was a daughter in hijab, so he (Nitish Kumar) pulled down the hijab a little and asked why the daughter is covering her face, you are going to become a doctor… For this, people all over the world are saying that her hijab was pulled, if no one had the courage then Jitan Ram Manjhi has said that he So, he has a daughter and a daughter-in-law… he is 74 years old and if he explains to his daughter, then what is the big deal?”

Claimed to save Nitish from time to time

The Union Minister further said on this, “… So it is worth saying that we give so much protection to Nitish Kumar and the family of the person whose hijab was pulled has also agreed… Her guru has also agreed… This should not be given importance… What a big deal is this… So what it means to say is that from time to time we definitely try to save Nitish Kumar.”

What had Manjhi said on this issue before this?

Let us tell you that Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi had earlier also given a statement on the hijab controversy. In his statements, he was seen supporting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A few days ago, on removing the hijab from the face of a Muslim woman, the Union Minister had said, “…this might have happened accidentally. Considering her a daughter, she might have done such a thing that if she is going to work then there is no need to wear hijab. Her intention was not bad. This should not be seen from the prism of religion.” Now once again he has defended Nitish Kumar.

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A felicitation cum felicitation ceremony was organized for the MLAs who won on the symbol of ‘Hum’ party at Haridas Seminary High School, Gayaji on Sunday (December 21, 2025). While addressing the program on this occasion, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi talked about the commission in an open forum, which is sure to create an uproar in the political corridors.

‘Every MP-MLA takes commission…’

Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son and party’s national president Santosh Suman was also present in this program. He explained to his son that he should strengthen his party. He said, “Every MP-MLA takes commission. At least settle the commission money… If someone doesn’t give 10 percent then take 5 percent. Work on five percent only… It means to say that I have the power and we can do it… Just make up your mind.”

Jitan Ram Manjhi clearly advised his son to use this money to strengthen the party. It was also told that he himself would help the party with the commission from his MP fund.

‘The party should get 100 seats in the coming elections’

On the other hand, Manjhi gave another big statement. He said that our party should get 100 seats in the coming elections. We will take 100 seats. If not found then we will carry a different flag. He instructed to prepare for this.

Manjhi told the party’s national president Santosh Kumar Suman, who was present on the occasion, to tell the NDA that we have been cheated. Dishonesty has been done. You have underestimated us. You have made a mistake by underestimating us and if you make this mistake again, we will also part ways. Manjhi told his son, “We will say the same because you are the leader of the party and you are the leader of the party. If you consider us the guardian of the party, then do the same thing…”

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Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) patron and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has once again expressed his displeasure over seat sharing in the ruling coalition party NDA in Bihar. In Gaya, he clearly said that his party should get its due rights in NDA, especially in Rajya Sabha.

Jitan Ram Manjhi said, “Even now we do not say that seats will not be given. We were seeing in the news that it was being said that JDU was being given 2 Rajya Sabha seats, BJP 2 and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) one seat. In such a situation, where is Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)? That is why we should demand.”

‘Promised to give Rajya Sabha seat in 2024’

Referring to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Manjhi said, “At that time we were told that two Lok Sabha seats would be given. Later it was said that one Rajya Sabha seat would be given. At that time we were given one Lok Sabha seat and we also won that election.”

He further said, “We thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making us a minister, but today one Rajya Sabha seat is outstanding.” Manjhi further said, “Based on the results of the 2024 elections and the Lok Sabha, Hindustani Awam Morcha should get a seat in the Rajya Sabha elections to be held in April. This is my demand.”

Jeet Ram Manjhi says that he is saying this to his party officials because we are not officials in the party. Our national president can make demands, our spokesperson can make demands, our principal secretary can make demands. We are the patrons of the party, that is why we are saying this to the party people.

Response to speculations of separation

On discussions about separation from the NDA, Manjhi said, “As far as separation is concerned, as long as the organization is with us, perhaps no one will talk about separation. People are misrepresenting it. We said that today we are not a recognized party because we do not have 8 seats. If we had got at least 10 seats and we had won 8, we would have become a recognized party.”

Aim to become a recognized party

Jitan Ram Manjhi said, “We should contest elections on 50, 60 or 100 seats. If we contest elections, we will get 6 percent votes and we will become a recognized party. We are saying this only so that our party can get recognition.”

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has been continuously reacting to the prohibition law implemented in Bihar. After the formation of a new government in the state, once again he is talking a lot about prohibition. On Friday (December 12, 2025), he gave a statement at Patna Airport that the prohibition law is fine but it is also very important to implement it properly, which is not happening.

Manjhi said that the liquor prohibition law is being implemented in two ways in Bihar. Big and rich people are not caught in liquor matters, poor people are caught the most in this matter. He demanded from the government that the government should completely end the liquor cases registered against poor people. Now the question is whether CM Nitish Kumar will agree?

The Union Minister said, “In Bihar, I also come from a family where liquor was made and sold, but I never drank liquor, that is why I am at this stage. A person who drinks liquor becomes a monster.”

He further said, “I have a big hope from Samrat Chaudhary… eliminate the liquor smugglers and start bulldozer action on their property. If Samrat Chaudhary gets a free hand to stop the liquor mafia, it will end.”

Also reacted to Rohini Acharya’s X post

On the other hand, on a post by Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya, Manjhi said, “Where is Rohini Acharya’s problem… Rohini Acharya has problems in her own home, daughters in Bihar do not have problems. Bihar government is paying special attention to the safety of girls. Bihar government has said that the criminals will leave Bihar.”

Shivanand Tiwari has raised questions on Tejashwi Yadav going out of Bihar. On this Jitan Ram Manjhi said that I call him Baba. Baba should have taught Tejashwi earlier. Now we are giving lessons when the whole matter is over.

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Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has cornered Tejashwi Yadav for not being present during the Bihar Assembly session. He took a dig at Tejashwi going out with his family and said that this is the misfortune of Bihar. Now he is not the prince. Now they are living a married life but they have not given up their habit. He goes abroad to travel. He also said that out of shame and embarrassment he went out for a walk during the House session. He has done this to hide his defeat.

He further said, “Rahul Gandhi is also the same. These people have no concern for the people of India and the voters. He goes out to enjoy himself. Tejashwi Yadav had become so overconfident that he had formed a shadow cabinet. A list of postings of officials was made. He had said that we will take oath of the cabinet on November 18 but it backfired.

Tejashwi went out to hide his defeat – Jitan Ram Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi also said, “Today, if people from neighboring areas had not been brought together, perhaps I would not have got the post of leader of the opposition. He got the post because he is in the alliance. Perhaps out of embarrassment about what he would say in the House, he has gone out to entertain himself. They have done this to hide their defeat and to feel ashamed of the defeat.

The name of Babri Masjid smells of communalism – Jitan Ram Manjhi

On Congress’s statement that BJP wants to erase the history of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. Jitan Ram Manjhi said, “That was the time to build Babri Masjid. There is some time today. Today let’s build a mosque in the name of Babri Masjid. So many mosques are being built that no one takes their name, but the name of Babri Masjid reeks of communalism. If there is any kind of disturbance in communal sentiments then it should not happen. At the time when Jawaharlal Nehru was building Babri Masjid, there were no such things. If it had been made, it would have been made. Who had stopped? He had also been PM.

Jitan Ram Manjhi cornered Mamata Banerjee on SIR

When he was asked about SIR in Bengal, TMC accused the Election Commission of misleading the voters. On this he said, “Mamata Banerjee has seen the condition of Bihar that when SIR happened, 65 to 67 lakh voters, who were vogus voters, were eliminated. Used to give everything to the people of ‘India’ alliance. Due to which today the ‘India’ alliance has gone into trouble. Similarly, what is happening there is that people from outside our border have come and settled here for 20 to 25 years. He has become a voter.

‘Only citizens of India have the right to vote’

He further said, “The Indian Constitution says that only those who are born here can be voters. SIR is doing its work, purifying the voters. Only the one who is a pure citizen of India has the right to vote. There is no right to vote in the name of someone who has died. Only those who are enjoying power from the wrong voters will be afraid of this, that is why Mamata Didi is scared.

The Union Minister also said, “Mamata Banerjee is knowing that if SIR happens, she is going to face the same fate as Tejashwi in Bihar.” Similarly, as far as BLO in Bengal is concerned, more work must have been done there. If the work is divided then our BLOs will not die.

Rabri Devi, wife of former Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, has received a notice to vacate her residence located at 10 Circular Road. Politics has intensified in Bihar on the notice given by the Building Construction Department. While the opposition is cornering the government on this matter, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party (Hum) which is part of the NDA has now reacted on this. On Wednesday (November 26, 2025), HAM’s national president and Bihar government minister Santosh Suman said that the department has not done anything wrong. This is the decision of the court.

Santosh Suman said, “Four years ago, the Allahabad High Court had given a decision that no house would be allotted to any former Chief Minister. Rabri Devi is the leader of the House, hence till now she was living in the house located at 10 Circular Road. Now this is the decision of the government. She is not being made homeless. Notice has been given to change the house. The house she has got is also very big. There should be no politics in this.”

‘Government can change residence whenever it wants’

On Tej Pratap Yadav’s statement about Lalu-Nitish’s friendship, Santosh Suman said, “Whatever Tej Pratap Yadav may be saying in politics, but he also knows the law very well. This is the reason why he himself vacated his residence after losing the election. So no kind of politics should be done in this too. This is a government residence and it belongs to the government. The government can change the residence whenever it wants.”

Let us tell you that when Jitan Ram Manjhi became the Chief Minister of Bihar, he had given special facilities to the former Chief Minister. Y+ category security was provided along with large accommodation. In such a situation, at that time all the former Chief Ministers started getting this facility. Jagannath Mishra who was alive at that time was also given this facility. When Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of Chief Minister and made Jitan Ram Manjhi the Chief Minister, all these arrangements were made for Nitish Kumar also. However later this rule changed.

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This time in Bihar Assembly elections, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) contested on 6 seats and registered a resounding victory on 5 seats. Despite this, none of the winning MLAs of the party got a place in the new cabinet of Nitish Kumar. Still, party chief Jitan Ram Manjhi seems happy and the reason for this is his son Santosh Suman becoming a minister once again.

5 HAM MLAs win, but no one gets ministerial post
The 5 seats won by Hindustani Awam Morcha in this election include-

• Deepa Manjhi from Imamganj (daughter-in-law of Jitan Ram Manjhi)
• Lalan Ram from Kutumba, who defeated Congress President Rajesh Ram
• Barachatti to Jyoti Devi (Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Samdhan)
• Romit Kumar from Atri
• Prafulla Kumar Manjhi from Sikandra

None of these five have been given ministerial post in the Nitish government. This is being considered a big sign in political circles, but no voice of displeasure was raised in the Manjhi group.

Santosh Suman became minister for the third time
Even though the winning MLAs did not get a place in the new government of Nitish Kumar, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Kumar Suman has once again been made a minister. This will be his third term. Suman is the national president of HAM and also a member of Bihar Legislative Council.

Why is Santosh Suman important?
Santosh Suman is considered a leader who is educated and does politics with planning. He has done MA in Political Science from Delhi University. He has passed UGC-NET. He has done PhD from Magadh University. Before coming into politics, he was a lecturer and social worker. While being a minister, he did many works in the Scheduled Caste and Tribe Welfare Department. By resigning from the Nitish cabinet in 2023, he also gave a strong political message on the issue of independent identity of the party.

HAM’s small performance, but big political role
Although, HAM’s performance in the 2025 Bihar elections was not very good, but this party emerged as very important in the political equations. Manjhi’s role in coalition politics has continuously increased and Santosh Suman becoming a minister is the biggest proof of this.

With the swearing in of the new NDA government in Bihar, it has become clear which party has got the maximum number of ministerial posts in comparison to its seats. BJP and JD(U) are the largest parties in the NDA alliance which returned to power with 202 seats, but there seems to be an interesting balance between the two in the distribution of ministerial posts. Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time, while BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha became Deputy Chief Ministers.

How many seats does which party have?
NDA has a total of 202 seats in the new assembly, in which BJP is the largest party with 89 seats. On the other hand, JDU has 85 seats. Apart from these, LJP (Ram Vilas) has 19 seats, HAM has 5 and RLM has 4 seats.

NDA seat distribution in Bihar elections 2025
In the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, NDA had contested all 243 seats. In this alliance, BJP and JDU were given equal number of 101-101 seats. Apart from these, LJP (Ram Vilas) got 29 seats, HAM (HAM) got 6 seats and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) also got 6 seats.

How many ministerial posts have come to JDU’s account?
Talking about ministerial posts, JDU has got a total of nine posts including the Chief Minister. Apart from Nitish Kumar, JDU’s Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Vijendra Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Leshi Singh, Ashok Chaudhary, Madan Sahni, Sunil Kumar and Mohammad Jama Khan have been made ministers. JDU has been given a balanced and adequate representation as per its proportion of seats.

Most ministers from BJP quota?
BJP has got two Deputy Chief Ministers and apart from this, twelve more leaders have been made ministers. These include Mangal Pandey, Dilip Jaiswal, Nitin Naveen, Ramkripal Yadav, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Surendra Mehta, Narayan Prasad, Rama Nishad, Lakhendra Roshan, Shreyasi Singh and Pramod Kumar. In this way, BJP got a total of 14 ministerial posts, which is more than JDU in number, but considering BJP’s seat count (89), its minister per seat ratio is slightly less than JDU.

Even small parties are in trouble
LJP (Ram Vilas) has secured two ministerial posts despite only 19 seats, which is considered a strong bargain compared to its size. Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party HAM has five seats and has got one ministerial post, which is considered a good representation for a small party. Similarly, RLM has four seats and has also got a ministerial post.

Chief Ministers of many states including PM Modi were present at the swearing in.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda were present in the swearing-in. Apart from this, Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh, Rekha Gupta of Delhi, Naib Singh Saini of Haryana, Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam and Nephew Rio of Nagaland were also present.

NDA has got a landslide victory in Bihar Assembly elections (2025). Now a new government has to be formed. On Monday (November 17, 2025), Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a cabinet meeting. In this the proposal to dissolve the cabinet was passed. After this he met Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. However, Nitish Kumar has not resigned yet.

Preparations for swearing in begin at Gandhi Maidan

JDU leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary told the media regarding this that the cabinet has recommended dissolution of the present assembly from November 19. This has been conveyed to the Governor through the Chief Minister. On the other hand, preparations for the swearing-in ceremony have started at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also come to this function. The date of swearing in has been revealed as 20th November. The thing that is being discussed the most about the new government is who from which party will be made the minister?

A total of 36 ministers can be made in Bihar. According to the victory this time, 13 ministers each can be made from JDU and BJP. Three ministers can be made from Chirag Paswan’s party, one from Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party HAM and one from Upendra Kushwaha’s party RLM. This time many names may be shocking.

Discussion of these names including Nitin Naveen from BJP

If we talk about BJP quota among potential ministers, the names of Samrat Chaudhary, Nitin Naveen, Mangal Pandey, Hari Sahni are in the race. It is also discussed that if Vijay Kumar Sinha is not made a minister then he can be made the Speaker of the Assembly. Among the new candidates, Ramkripal Yadav, who won from Danapur, can also be made a minister. The name of Sanjeev Chaurasia, who won from Digha seat, is also in the race.

Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman may get ministerial post from his party. Upendra Kushwaha’s wife can become a minister from Rashtriya Lok Morcha. Three MLAs from Chirag’s party can become ministers. Party’s state president Raju Tiwari, party’s principal general secretary Sanjay Paswan and Sanjay Singh, who won from Mahua assembly, can be made ministers.

Who can become minister from JDU?

Talking about Nitish Kumar’s party JDU, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Ashok Chaudhary, Leshi Singh, Madan Sahni, Jayant Raj and Sunil Kumar can become ministers again. Shyam Rajak may get a chance among the new faces. Jama Khan can be made Minority Minister. Because he is the only Muslim MLA in NDA who has won from Chenari seat.

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