Another big change is going to happen in Bihar politics. The cabinet will be expanded today at 4 p.m. under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and 7 new MLAs will be sworn in as ministers. Of these, 5 MLAs will be from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 2 MLAs will be from the Janata Dal-United (JDU).
Earlier, Bihar government minister Dilip Jaiswal resigned from his post, which made it clear that some new faces will get a place in the BJP. According to sources, this expansion is part of the strategy to balance the political equations before the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections in 2025. In this, special attention has been paid to caste and regional balance.
This is the first cabinet expansion after Nitish Kumar’s return to the NDA, which will further strengthen the efficiency of the government. This expansion will also reflect the new power balance between the BJP and JDU, in which both parties will try to woo their respective core vote banks.
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Political experts believe that BJP’s role is going to be more effective in this expansion because recently the party has increased its political stature by supporting the Nitish government. At the same time, JDU is preparing its strategy keeping in mind the social equations to strengthen its traditional vote bank.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan at 4 pm today, where Governor Rajendra Arlekar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Sinha and many big leaders of NDA will be present in this program.
After this expansion, new equations may emerge in Bihar politics, which will also affect the policies and administrative decisions of the government. Now it remains to be seen how successful this expansion is in bringing political stability and what impact it has on the upcoming election environment.
