Bihar cabinet allocation: A look at portfolios of CM Samrat Choudhary, Deputy CMs Bijendra Prasad, Vijay Kumar
Mint·2h ago·Positivity
What Happened
Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as Bihar's 24th Chief Minister, marking the first BJP leader to hold the position. He retained 29 portfolios including Home, Health, and Agriculture. Deputy CMs Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav received 10 and 8 departments respectively. PM Modi and former CM Nitish Kumar congratulated Choudhary. Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav criticized the leadership change.
Key Entities
Samrat ChoudharyBijendra Prasad YadavVijay Kumar ChaudharyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BiharNitish KumarJD(U)Narendra ModiTejashwi Yadav