Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal, Oommen Chandy of Kerala, Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi, Virbhadra Singh of Himachal Pradesh, S. Siddaramaiah of Karnataka, Tarun Gogoi of Assam, P K Chamling of Sikkim, O Ibobi Singh of Manipur and Nabam Tuki of Arunachal Pradesh were amongst those present on the occasion.
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In 1985, he became an MLA for the first time, followed by winning the Lok Sabha election from Barh in November 1989.
Though the chief minister has kept the home and the vigilance portfolio to keep a check on the crime and corruption front, he might need Lalu’s unstinting support in future to carry forward his agenda of good governance and sevenpoint resolve. The elder son, Tej Pratap, was given charge of three important Ministries. Tejaswi Yadav was allocated the portfolios of PWD, forest and environment. A dozen RJD MLAs have been appointed ministers in Kumar’s new ministry.
“Rest assured that vigor & liveliness of youth in Bihar Cabinet will be ably guided n utilized by tested CM, for the welfare of ppl of Bihar”, the new Bihar Deputy CM tweeted.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad’s sons Tejaswi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav then took oath as ministers.
Altogether 28 ministers took oath at a function at Gandhi Maidan on Friday.
The rise of Narendra Modi in the BJP, however, upset Nitish Kumar, who walked out of the 17-year-long alliance.
Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and Health Minister Tej Pratap arrive to attend the first Cabinet meeting of the state government, in Patna on Saturday.
And in a state where many politicians are detested, Nitish Kumar – who took oath on Friday as Bihar’s chief minister – is widely recognized as a rare icon of simplicity and honesty. Abdul Bari Siddiqui Elected 7 times, he is the most recognised Muslim face of RJD.
JD(U)’s Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh got water resources department while his party colleague Jay Kumar Singh received the industry portfolio. “Even his critics agree”, JD-U state president Vashisht Narain Singh, who has known Nitish Kumar since the 1990s, told.
A few allies of BJP Akali Dal Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal (Akali Dal) and Ram Das Kadam and Subhash Desai (Shiv Sena) were also present.
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New members in the cabinet from JD(U)- Shailesh Kumar, Kumari Manju Varma, Madan Sahni and Kapildeo Kamat – also took oath.
