Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry
This is a list of minister from Nitish Kumar's fifth cabinet starting from 22 February 2015. Nitish Kumar is the leader of JD(U), who was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Bihar in February 2015 with help of Mahagathbandhan which included RJD and INC.
| Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Bihar | |
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| Date formed | 20 November 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 26 July 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Governor |
| Head of government | Nitish Kumar |
| No. of ministers | 29 |
| Member parties | JD(U) RJD INC |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | BJP |
| Opposition leader | Dr. Prem Kumar |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2015 |
| Legislature term(s) | 1 year, 248 days |
| Successor | Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry |
History
Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister along with 28 ministers, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s two sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap in the grand alliance government of RJD, JD(U) & INC.
Council of Ministers[1][2][3][4][5]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Home General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Vigilance Election Information & Public Relations Other departments not allocated to any Minister | Nitish Kumar | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Road Construction Minister of Building Construction Minister of Backward Class Development | Tejashwi Yadav | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Education Minister of Information & Technology | Ashok Choudhary | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | INC | |
| Minister of Water Resources | Lalan Singh | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Health Minister of Environment & Forest Minister of BC & EBC Welfare | Tej Pratap Yadav | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Revenue | Madan Mohan Jha | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | INC | |
| Minister of Energy Minister of Planning & Development | Bijendra Prasad Yadav | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Finance | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Animal Husbandry & Fish Resources | Awdhesh Kumar Singh | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | INC | |
| Minister of Panchayat Raj | Kapil Deo Kamat | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Labour Resources | Vijay Prakash Yadav | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Excise | Abdul Jalil Mastan | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | INC | |
| Minister of Food & Civil Supplies | Madan Sahni | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Transport | Chandrika Roy | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Rural Development Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Shrawan Kumar | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Mining & Geology | Muneshwar Chaudhary | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Urban Development | Maheshwar Hazari | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Disaster Management | Chandrasekhar | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Rural Works | Shailesh Kumar | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Minority Welfare | Abdul Ghafoor | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of SC/ST Development | Santosh Kumar Nirala | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs | Shiv Chandra Ram | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Public Health Engineering Dept Minister of Law | Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Co-operatives | Alok Kumar Mehta | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Industry Minister of Science & Technology | Jai Kumar Singh | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Tourism | Anita Devi | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Social Welfare | Manju Verma | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Ram Vichar Ray | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Sugar Cane Industries | Khurshid Urf Firoj Ahmad | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | |
References
- Nitish Kumar Cabinet: Complete list of ministers with portfolios
- Nitish Kumar’s Bihar team: 7 Masters, 9 graduates and 12 who went to school
- Nitish takes charge, Lalu Junior 1 his deputy, Junior 2 his colleague
- Uproar in Bihar Legislative Council as Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav calls BJP 'Bakwas Jumla Party'
- "Bihar: Here is a list of ministers in Nitish Kumar's cabinet with portfolios". DNA. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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