Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry
Ministry of Bihar
Date formed20 November 2015
Date dissolved26 July 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor
Head of governmentNitish Kumar
No. of ministers29
Member parties  JD(U)
  RJD
  INC
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition party  BJP
Opposition leaderDr. Prem Kumar (assembly)
History
Election(s)2015
Legislature term(s)1 year, 248 days
SuccessorSixth 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

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

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chief Minister
Home
General Administration
Cabinet Secretariat
Vigilance
Election
Information & Public Relations
Other departments not allocated to any Minister
20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Road Construction
Minister of Building Construction
Minister of Backward Class Development
20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Education
Minister of Information & Technology
20 November 201526 July 2017 INC
Minister of Water Resources20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Health
Minister of Environment & Forest
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare
20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Revenue20 November 201526 July 2017 INC
Minister of Energy
Minister of Planning & Development
20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Finance20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Animal Husbandry & Fish Resources
Awdhesh Kumar Singh
20 November 201526 July 2017 INC
Minister of Panchayat Raj20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Labour Resources20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Excise
Abdul Jalil Mastan
20 November 201526 July 2017 INC
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Transport20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Mining & Geology
Muneshwar Chaudhary
20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Urban Development20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Disaster Management
Chandrasekhar
20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Rural Works20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Minority Welfare20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of SC/ST Development20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
Shivchandra Ram
20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Public Health Engineering Dept
Minister of Law
20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Co-operatives20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Industry
Minister of Science & Technology
20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Tourism
Anita Devi
20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Social Welfare20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)
Minister of Agriculture20 November 201526 July 2017 RJD
Minister of Sugar Cane Industries20 November 201526 July 2017 Janata Dal (United)

See also

References

  1. Nitish Kumar Cabinet: Complete list of ministers with portfolios
  2. Nitish Kumar’s Bihar team: 7 Masters, 9 graduates and 12 who went to school
  3. Nitish takes charge, Lalu Junior 1 his deputy, Junior 2 his colleague
  4. Uproar in Bihar Legislative Council as Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav calls BJP 'Bakwas Jumla Party'
  5. "Bihar: Here is a list of ministers in Nitish Kumar's cabinet with portfolios". DNA. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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