Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with his deputies Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary during the oath taking ceremony of new state cabinet ministers, in Patna.
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Ten of the total 26 Ministers in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Cabinet carries a strong imprint of dynastic politics, with 10 ministers emerging from well-known political families. This includes sons and daughters of former ministers to spouses and in-laws of influential leaders.
Here's a look at 10 members of the Nitish Kumar's 26-member cabinet from political family backgrounds.
Samrat Choudhary
He is the son of former minister Shakuni Choudhary and ex-MLA Parvati Devi.
Santosh Suman Manjhi
He is the son of Union minister and ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, the son-in-law of MLA Jyoti Manjhi, and the husband of MLA Deepa Manjhi.
Deepak Prakash
He is the son of Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha and the husband of MLA Snehlata.
Shreyasi Singh
She is the daughter of former Union minister Digvijay Singh and former MP Putul Kumari.
Rama Nishad
She is the daughter-in-law of ex-Union minister Captain Jai Narayan Nishad and the wife of former MP Ajay Nishad.
Ashok Choudhary
He is the son of former minister Mahavir Choudhary and the father of MP Shambhavi Choudhary.
Vijay Choudhary
He is the son of former MLA Jagdish Prasad Choudhary.
Nitin Nabin
He is the son of former MLA Nabin Kishor Sinha.
Sunil Kumar
He is the son of former minister Chandrika Ram and the brother of former MLA Anil Kumar.
Leshi Singh
She is the wife of former Samata Party district president Butan Singh.