Patna: It has been confirmed that Nitish Kumar will become the Chief Minister of Bihar. Today, he was elected leader of the JDU legislative party. His swearing-in ceremony will take place at Gandhi Maidan on November 20th. The likely candidates for this new cabinet have also become clear. Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha will once again become Deputy CMs. All constituent parties will be allocated positions in the cabinet according to their numerical strength.
These names are being discussed in the BJP: According to information received from BJP sources, the names being discussed include Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Mangal Pandey, Neeraj Kumar Bablu, Nitin Naveen, Renu Devi, Nitish Mishra, Sanjay Sarawagi, Hari Sahni, and Rajneesh Kumar. There are also some other names being discussed. Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha will once again be Deputy Chief Ministers. Possible JDU Names: According to JDU sources, Nitish Kumar’s close associates Vijay Chaudhary, Ashok Chaudhary, and Bijendra Prasad Yadav are certain to become ministers. Shravan Kumar, who won from Nalanda, may also become a minister. Several other names, including Lesy Singh, Jama Khan, Ratnesh Sada, Sunil Kumar, and Madan Sahni, are also being discussed. List of LJP (RV) Names: Chirag Paswan’s party, the LJP, is being discussed for the Deputy Chief Minister’s post. However, this seems unlikely. Raju Tiwari, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, and Sanjay Paswan are also being discussed in the list of possible candidates. These could become ministers from Manjhi’s HAM: Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son, Santosh Suman, could be reappointed as a minister from his party, the Hindustani Awam Morcha. Although Jitan Ram Manjhi has already stated that he has never pressured for a ministerial position, if not Kushwaha from RLM, then who?: Meanwhile, a surprising name has emerged from Upendra Kushwaha’s party, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha. According to RLM sources, Upendra Kushwaha’s wife, Snehlata Kushwaha, could become a minister. Upendra Kushwaha won the Sasaram Assembly seat. She defeated RJD’s Satyendra Shah by nearly 25,000 votes, becoming an MLA for the first time. What is the cabinet formula?: It is believed that one ministerial position is available for every six MLAs. This suggests that the BJP could receive 15, the JDU 14, and the LJP 3 cabinet berths. HAM and RLM will each receive one ministerial position. A maximum of 36 ministers can be appointed in Bihar.
NDA’s landslide victory: The NDA won a landslide victory in the recent Bihar Assembly elections. The party has won 202 seats in the 243-member assembly. Of these, the BJP has 89, the JDU 85, the LJP 19, the HAM Party 5, and the RLM 4.
