RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha in Bihar MLAC elections (Upendra Kushwaha) Deepak Prakash, son of (Deepak Prakash) Didn’t get a chance. As soon as the names of the candidates came out, discussions started that now Deepak Prakash may lose his ministerial post. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary has clarified the picture.

On Friday (June 12, 2026), Samrat Chaudhary said that Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash is still a minister and will remain a minister in future also. Samrat Chaudhary was addressing a program in Patna organized on the completion of 12 years of the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

‘Bihar is continuously getting support from the Centre’

On this occasion, the Chief Minister said that Bharatiya Janata Party has worked to fulfill whatever resolution it put before the country since the time of Jan Sangh. He said that Bihar is getting continuous support from the Central Government, which has given momentum to the development works.

Samrat Chaudhary said that today Bihar is among the leading states of the country, where electricity has reached every village and rural road connectivity has improved. The Chief Minister said that the construction of 7 new bridges on river Ganga has been completed and 7 more bridges are under construction. Apart from this, new bridges and connectivity projects have also been expanded on major rivers like Kosi, Gandak, Son, Bagmati and Falgu. Projects like Aonta-Simaria Ganga Bridge and Patna-Ara-Sasaram Four Lane Corridor have given new strength to the connectivity between North and South Bihar.

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Referring to other achievements, the CM said that work is going on rapidly towards expanding air connectivity to Patna, Darbhanga and Purnia as well as Saharsa, Birpur, Muzaffarpur, Raxaul, Valmikinagar and other places in Bihar. Initiatives are also being taken towards developing new airstrips in Rajgir, Sasaram and Kaimur areas and in future, a wide network of airports, helipads and airstrips will be developed as per requirement.

‘Historical decisions taken in the field of industry’

The Chief Minister said that a historic decision has been taken to encourage industries. Earlier, 33-34 different types of approvals had to be taken to set up an industry, but now a time limit of 30 days is being set. If any investor applies, the necessary approvals will automatically be available to him within the stipulated period.

He said that earlier there were 9-10 medical colleges, now 15 medical colleges are operating. 21 new government medical colleges are under construction. Similarly, CM told many more about other achievements.

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Panchayati Raj Minister in Nitish government Deepak Prakash made it clear on Saturday (21 March) that Panchayat elections in Bihar will be held on time and no changes will be made in the delimitation process. He said that the elections for Chief and Deputy Chief will be held under the existing system as before.

Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash also said that a new reservation roster will be implemented for the Panchayat elections of the year 2026. So that all sections of the society can get better representation. While talking to IANS in Gaya, he said that this system has been running for a long time and now there is a need to make it more balanced.

Minister inspected Panchayat Government Building

According to the information, during his visit to Gaya, Deepak Prakash inspected the construction site of a disputed Panchayat Government building in Barsauna village of Tankuppa block. This construction work was halted due to local opposition. The minister reviewed the documents related to the land with the officials and gave instructions to restart the construction work and speed it up.

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The leadership of Bihar will remain in the hands of Nitish Kumar – Minister

Speaking on political issues at the Circuit House in Gaya, Minister Deepak Prakash said that the speculations going on regarding the leadership in the state will become clear at the right time. He reiterated that the leadership of Bihar will remain in the hands of Nitish Kumar and the credit for the development of the state goes to his good governance.

In response to a question on the absence of the Chief Minister at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on the occasion of Eid, the Minister said that Nitish Kumar was busy in government work. He also clarified that Nishant Kumar’s presence should not be seen from any political perspective.

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Deepak Prakash, son of RLM Chief Upendra Kushwaha, has now become Panchayati Raj Minister in the NDA government. He has also taken charge. On the other hand, the opposition is cornering the NDA government on the appointment of ministers in the government, while on the other hand, another issue has started. It is about Deepak Prakash becoming a counting agent. Questions were already being raised regarding this on RJD as well as on social media, but now Tej Pratap Yadav has raised the issue.

National President of Janashakti Janata Dal Tej Pratap Yadav wrote from his X handle last Sunday (November 23, 2025) night, “Deepak Prakash became the counting agent of the independent candidate Ramayan Paswan who had confiscated the security deposit in Sasaram. He became a minister in the Nitish government without contesting the elections. Isn’t it the magic of Modi-Nitish?”

Deepak Prakash, who became the counting agent of the independent candidate Ramnarayan Paswan, who got the security deposit confiscated in Sasaram, became a minister in the Nitish government without contesting the elections. Isn’t it the magic of Modi-Nitish?#janshaktijantadal #Bihar pic.twitter.com/nYXl7Ee69z

— Tej Pratap Yadav (@TejYadav14) November 23, 2025

RJD had raised the question before Tej Pratap

Before Tej Pratap Yadav, the same question was asked from RJD’s handle on 22nd November. It was written, “Deepak Prakash, who got the security deposit confiscated in Sasaram, became the counting agent of independent candidate Ramayan Paswan and became a minister in the Nitish government without contesting elections. Isn’t it the magic of Modi-Nitish? What kind of development is needed in Bihar now?”

Now understand what is the whole matter

About 22 candidates had contested from Sasaram assembly constituency in the 2025 assembly elections. Ramayan Paswan’s counting agent, who contested as an independent candidate, was Deepak Prakash, son of RLMO supremo Upendra Kushwaha, who is now the Panchayati Raj Minister. Ramayan Paswan got the election symbol Baby Walker. He got 327 votes. The bail was confiscated.

On the other hand, the biggest thing is that Deepak Prakash was sitting as an agent on the RO table to count his 327 votes, about which questions are now being raised. Not only this, his mother Snehlata Kushwaha had also contested elections from this assembly constituency. She has also won. After Deepak became a minister, his ID card issued by RO during the elections is going viral on social media. Now Tej Pratap has also shared this.

Counting agent means that person who remains ready at the counting table on the counting day as a representative of the candidate in the counting hall. Most of the big political parties appoint their own counting agents. The pass is made with the signature of the returning officer. In such a situation, the question is that when Deepak Prakash’s mother Snehlata was contesting elections in Sasaram, then why did he become the agent of an independent candidate named Ramayan Paswan?

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