Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry
Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Bihar | |
.JPG) | |
| 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 (assembly) |
| History | |
| Election | 2015 |
| Legislature terms | 1 year, 248 days |
| Predecessor | Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry |
| Successor | Sixth 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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Road Construction Minister of Building Construction Minister of Backward Class Development | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Education Minister of Information & Technology | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | INC | ||
| Minister of Water Resources | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Health Minister of Environment & Forest Minister of BC & EBC Welfare | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Revenue | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | INC | ||
| Minister of Energy Minister of Planning & Development | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Finance | 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 | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Labour Resources | 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 | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Transport | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Rural Development Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 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 | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Disaster Management | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Rural Works | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Minority Welfare | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of SC/ST Development | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Public Health Engineering Dept Minister of Law | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Co-operatives | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Industry Minister of Science & Technology | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Tourism | Anita Devi | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | |
| Minister of Social Welfare | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | RJD | ||
| Minister of Sugar Cane Industries | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | JD(U) | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.