Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry | |
|---|---|
40th Ministry of Bihar | |
| Date formed | 28 January 2024 |
| Date dissolved | 20 November 2025 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Rajendra Arlekar Arif Mohammad Khan |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Vijay Kumar Sinha Samrat Choudhary |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Coalition 138 / 243 (57%) |
| Opposition party | RJD |
| Opposition leader | Tejashwi Yadav (Assembly) Rabri Devi (Council) |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 |
| Legislature terms | 1 year, 293 days |
| Predecessor | Eighth Nitish ministry |
| Successor | Tenth Nitish ministry |
The Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry was 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]
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]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Home General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Vigilance Election Other departments not allocated to any Minister | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Finance Minister of Commercial Taxes | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Mines & Geology | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Road Construction | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Art, Culture & Youth | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Water Resources | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Energy | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Planning & Development | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Co-operative | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Environment & Forest | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Rural Development | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Minor Water Resources | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | HAM(S) | ||
| Minister of Information Technology | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | HAM(S) | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Disaster Management | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | HAM(S) | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Science & Technology | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | Independent | ||
| Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Health | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Public Health Engineering | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Industries | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Tourism | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Law | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025[10] | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of SC & ST Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of BC & EBC Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Sugarcane Industries | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Panchayati Raj | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Sports | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Labour Resources | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Rural Works | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Food & Consumer Protection | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Social Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Information & Public Relations | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Transport | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Education | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Building Construction | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Minority Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Excise & Prohibition | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
See also
- Government of Bihar
- Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Bihar Legislative Council
- List of Chief Ministers of Bihar
- List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of Cabinet Ministers Bihar on 03/02/2024" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Full list of ministers in ninth nitish ministry". Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "CM Nitish Kumar expands Bihar cabinet, inducts 7 MLAs from BJP". The Hindu. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025.
- ^ "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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.