Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Thursday (20 November). Along with him, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to 26 leaders. The ministers include 14 leaders from BJP, 8 from JDU, two from LJP and one each from Hum-RLM.

List of BJP leaders who became ministers-
Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Sinha, Lakhendra Kumar Roshan, Shreyasi Singh, Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Arun Shankar Prasad, Surendra Mehta, Narayan Prasad, Rama Nishad, Nitin Naveen, Ramkripal Yadav, Mangal Pandey, Dilip Jaiswal.

JDU leader who became minister
Mohammad Jama Khan, Lacey Singh, Madan Sahni, Vijay Chaudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Ashok Chaudhary and Sunil Kumar.

LJP(R)
Sanjay Kumar Singh and Sanjay Kumar. Deepak Prakash of RLM and Santosh Suman of HAM have become ministers.

Who are the family ministers?
Samrat Chaudhary- is the son of senior leader Shakuni Chaudhary.
Shreyasi Singh- Daughter of late former Union Minister Digvijay Singh.
Ashok Chaudhary- is the son of senior Congress leader Mahavir Chaudhary.
Vijay Chaudhary- Father Jagdish Prasad was a Congressman and also an MLA.
Lacey Singh- Husband was Bhutan Singh, leader of Samata Party.
Nitin Nabin- Nabin is the son of Sinha, former MLA.
Santosh Suman- Jitan is the son of Ram Manjhi.
Rama Nishad- Ajay Nishad’s wife, daughter-in-law of former MP Captain Jayanarayan Nishad.
Deepak Prakash- is the son of Upendra Kushwaha, his mother has also been elected MLA.

Those leaders who were ministers in the previous government did not become ministers this time.
Ratnesh Sada, Jayant Raj Kushwaha, Jivesh Kumar, Sheela Mandal, Maheshwar Hazari, Santosh Singh, Kedar Gupta, Krishnanandan Prasad, Hari Sahni, Janak Ram, Raju Kumar Singh, Nitish Mishra, Neeraj Singh, Renu Devi, Vijay Kumar Mandal, Krishna Kumar Mantu, Moti Lal Prasad and Prem Kumar.

Which new faces were included? (Who was not a minister in the previous cabinet)
Dilip Jaiswal, Ramkripal Yadav, Rama Nishad, Arun Shankar Prasad, Pramod Kumar, Shreyasi Singh, Lakhendra Kumar, Deepak Prakash, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Narayan Prasad.

Who is the richest minister?
Rama Nishad is the richest. His wealth is around Rs 31 crore.

How many women ministers?
Shreyasi Singh, Lacey Singh and Rama Nishad have become three women ministers.

Only minority minister has got a place in Nitish cabinet. Nitish Kumar has made Jama Khan a minister.

Who is the most and least educated minister?
Ashok Chaudhary, Dilip Jaiswal and Santosh Suman have done PhD. Narayaran Prasad has the least 10th pass.

youngest minister
Shreyasi Singh, the youngest in the cabinet, is 34 years old. Talking about the average age, it is around 56 years.

Which ones are spotless?

There are 14 ministers in the new cabinet who do not have any criminal cases against them. These include Vijay Sinha, Lakhendra Kumar Roshan, Shreyasi Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Deepak Prakash, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Surendra Mehta, Narayan Prasad, Lacey Singh, Sunil Kumar, Vijay Chaudhary, Vijendra Prasad Yadav and Shravan Kumar. Maximum 5 cases are registered against Nitin Nabin.

caste representation

Talking about caste, 8 upper castes, 8 OBC, 5 EBC, 5 Dalit and one Muslim have got representation. These include 4 Rajputs, 2 Bhumihars, one Brahmin, one Kayastha, two Yadavs, two Kushwaha, two Kurmi, two Vaishya. Whereas 5 SCs include one each Pasi, Musahar, Ravidas and two Paswans. In EBC, one minister each from Kahar, Mallah, Nishad, Dhanuk and Teli communities has been made.

What did MY (Muslim-Yadav) get?

The Muslim population in the state is about 17 percent and the Yadav population is 14 percent. Two Yadav and one Muslim leaders have become ministers. Rajput is 3.45 percent, Brahmin is 3.66 percent, Bhumihar is 2.86 percent, Kushwaha is 4.27 percent, Kurmi is 2.88 percent, SC is 19.65 percent and others are 31.27 percent.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bihar is likely to be held in Patna on November 20. Along with PM Modi, many top leaders and Union ministers of NDA can participate in this. Preparations are being made for the swearing-in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will submit his resignation as the head of the outgoing government to the Governor on November 19.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has emerged as the largest party in the Bihar Assembly elections (2025), will also select the leader of the legislature party in the proposed meeting of its newly elected MLAs on Wednesday. In this regard, information has been sent by the party to all 89 newly elected MLAs and 21 Legislative Council members.

The historic Gandhi Maidan has been closed for the general public till November 20 for the swearing-in ceremony. According to Patna district administration, entry of common people has been restricted and extensive security arrangements have been made. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh can also be present in this ceremony.

5-6 new faces from BJP-JDU can be seen in the cabinet

On the other hand, the efforts to get a place in the cabinet have intensified among the NDA constituents in the new government. According to sources, five to six new faces from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal United (JD-U) are likely to be included in the cabinet. JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, elected from Mehnar seat, is also likely to get a place in the new team of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Sources said JD(U) may retain most of its ministers, while BJP may induct some new faces. Apart from JD(U) and BJP, Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLMO) will also be part of the new government.

According to sources, LJP (Ram Vilas) is likely to get three ministerial posts, while HAM and RLMO are likely to get one ministerial post each. A maximum of 16 ministers from BJP and 14 from JD(U) can take oath along with the Chief Minister on November 20.