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JD(U) president Nitish Kumar's lad Nishant Kumar has agreed to articulation the Samrat Choudhary authorities successful Bihar, and helium is apt to beryllium sworn successful astatine the furniture enlargement relation connected Thursday (May 7, 2026), according to a root adjacent to some the ex-CM and his son.
The 45-year-old leader, who joined the JD(U) little than a mates of months ago, gave successful to persuasions by elder functionaries of the party.
"Ever since helium had joined the party, it has been the privation of cadres that Nishant articulation the government. He could person been appointed arsenic a lawman main curate past month, but helium was hesitant. Finally, helium has agreed," the root said connected Wednesday (May 6, 2026).
The introduction of Mr. Nishant Kumar, an engineering graduate, into authorities took spot soon aft his begetter decided to measurement down arsenic the main minister, aft becoming a Rajya Sabha member.
When a caller authorities headed by BJP person Samrat Choudhary was installed pursuing Mr. Nitish Kumar's resignation, speculations were rife that the JD(U) supremo's heir evident would beryllium successful the assembly of Ministers.
However, Mr. Nishant Kumar reportedly declined, declaring that helium wanted to gain his spurs arsenic a enactment idiosyncratic earlier accepting a post.
Consequently, seasoned JD(U) leaders Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav got inducted arsenic Ministers and were designated arsenic lawman CMs.
JD(U) sources besides claimed that astir a twelve enactment leaders were apt to instrumentality oath arsenic Ministers connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) erstwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Nitin Nabin volition be the function, which is being seen arsenic a belated solemnisation of the saffron enactment heading a authorities successful Bihar for the archetypal time.
Earlier, JD(U) authorities president Umesh Kushwaha had said that the enactment would similar to person up to 16 Ministers successful the State Cabinet, which tin person a maximum spot of 30, successful the authorities with a 243-member assembly.
Prominent among those apt to beryllium inducted from the JD(U) quota are Ashok Choudhary, Shrawan Kumar, and Leshi Singh, each of whom were ministers successful the Nitish Kumar authorities formed aft the Assembly polls held successful November past year.
Besides JD(U) and BJP, the furniture whitethorn see representatives from LJPRV and HAM, headed by Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, respectively, too Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha's RLM.
