Bihar portfolios: Who gets what in Nitish 7.0 cabinet

Bihar portfolios: Who gets what in Nitish 7.0 cabinet

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Credit: PTI Photo

After Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time on Monday, the list of cabinet ministers and the portfolios assigned to them was released on Tuesday.

While the Chief Minister kept the Home Department, General Administration and Vigilance portfolios, Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad got Finance, Urban Development, among others.

Deputy CM Renu Devi landed the Panchayati Raj, Backward caste upliftment and Industry portfolios.

Vikassheel Insaan Party’s Mukesh Sahni got Animal Husbandry and Fishery. BJP leader Mangal Pandey got Health and Art and Culture, and JD(U)’s Bijendra Yadav was allocated Energy, Planning and Food and Consumer Affairs.

 

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