Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry
Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry | |
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 41st Ministry of Bihar | |
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| Date formed | 20 November 2025 |
| Date dissolved | 14 April 2026 |
| People and organisations | |
| Arif Mohammad Khan (till 13 March 2026), Syed Ata Hasnain (from 13 March 2026) | |
| Nitish Kumar[1] | |
| Samrat Chaudhary Vijay Kumar Sinha | |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition party |  RJD |
Opposition leader | Rabri Devi (Council) Tejashwi Yadav (Assembly) |
| History | |
| Election | 2025 |
| Legislature term | 280 days |
| Predecessor | Ninth Nitish ministry |
| Successor | Choudhary ministry |
The Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry was the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 20 November 2025[2][3] along with 26 Ministers.
The portfolios were allotted on 21 November 2025, in which BJP held the largest share in the cabinet with 14 ministerial berths, JD(U) with 9, LJP (Ram Vilas) with 2 berths, HAM and RLM with 1 berth each.[4][5][6][7]
Council of Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Civil Aviation Vigilance Elections Other departments not allocated to any Minister | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Deputy Chief Minister Home Affairs | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Deputy Chief Minister Revenue & Land Reforms Mines & Geology | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Water Resources Parliamentary Affairs Information & Public Relations Building Construction | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Finance Energy Commercial Taxes Planning & Development Prohibition, Excise & Registration | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Rural Development Transport | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Health Law | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Industries | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Rural Works | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Food & Consumer Protection | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Road Construction | 20 November 2025 | 16 December 2025 | BJP | |||
| 16 December 2025[8] | 14 April 2026 | BJP | ||||
| Urban Development & Housing | 20 November 2025 | 16 December 2025 | BJP | |||
| 16 December 2025[8] | 14 April 2026 | BJP | ||||
| Social Welfare | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Agriculture | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Minor Water Resources | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | HAM(S) | |||
| Education Science, Technology & Technical Education | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Higher Education | 12 December 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Minority Welfare | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | JD(U) | |||
| Labour Resources & Migrant Workers Welfare | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Youth, Employment and Skill Development | 12 December 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Tourism Art & Culture | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Diary Fisheries & Animal Resources | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Disaster Management | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| BC & EBC Welfare | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| SC & ST Welfare | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Information Technology Sports | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Co-operative Environment, Forest & Climate Change | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | BJP | |||
| Sugarcane Industries | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | LJP(RV) | |||
| Public Health Engineering | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | LJP(RV) | |||
| Panchayati Raj | 20 November 2025 | 14 April 2026 | RLM | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM, 26 Ministers take oath, including one Muslim and three women". The Hindu. 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bihar Cabinet Formula Finalised, Nitish Kumar To Remain Chief Minister: Sources". NDTV. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Nitish Kumar likely to be sworn in as Bihar chief minister for 10th time on November 19 or 20". Deccan Herald. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Nitish Kumar Cabinet Portfolio 2025: Samrat Choudhary given Bihar Home Ministry, CM keeps general administration". The Indian Express. 22 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Nitish gives up key portfolios to BJP; Deputy CM to hold Home department". The Hindu. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Big change in Bihar cabinet: CM Nitish hands over home portfolio to BJP; who got what". The Times of India. 22 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Who got what in Nitish Kumar's new cabinet? Check full list of Bihar portfolios". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Nitin Nabin's Exit For BJP Chief Post Triggers Bihar Cabinet Reshuffle". NDTV. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.