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Fifth 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: See also * Government of Bihar * Bihar Legislative Assembly * Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry This is a list of minister from Nitish Kumar's sixth cabinets starting from 27 July 2017. Nitish Kumar is the leader of JD(U) who was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Bihar in August 2017 with help of BJP. History Nitish Kumar resigned on 26 July ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nitish Kumar fifth ministry Janata Dal (United) 2015 in Indian politics Bihar minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician, former cricketer, and the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, in office since August 2022. He also serves as the Minister of Health, Minister of Road Construction and Public Works Department, Minister of Urban Development and Housing as well as the Minister of Rural Works and Development and in the Bihar Government. Yadav leads the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the single largest political party in the state, and is the chairperson of the Mahagathbandhan alliance. As a professional cricketer, he was in the Delhi Daredevils and the Jharkhand cricket team. In 2015, he was elected as the representative of the Raghopur constituency and served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar between 2015 and 2017. Following which he served as the leader of opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022. He is noted to have been both the youngest Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and the youngest leader of opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrika Roy
Chandrika Roy is an Indian politician from Saran district of Bihar, India. He was a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (2015-2020) representing Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from RJD Party. Now he is in the Janata Dal (United) Party. Political career Roy made entry into politics in 1985 as member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Again in 1990, 1995 and 2000, he won from the same constituency. In October 2005 and 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he lost to Chhotelal Rai. He also held the position as Minister of Transport Department of Government of Bihar from 2015 to 2017. Currently, he is serving as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 2015. He quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal due to the marital dispute between his daughter and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav. Personal life Chandrika Roy is the second son of the five sons of Daroga Prasad Rai. He is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Sahni
Madan Sahni is an Indian Politician from Bihar. He belongs to Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra .... He has been elected thrice to the legislative assembly and he represents Bahadurpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He has also represented Gaura Bauram constituency (2015-2020). Political life Madan Sahni's political career has seen a meteoric rise, starting from Panchayat to Bihar legislative Assembly. He was elected to Zila Parishad and later won the District Board Chairman election. Soon, due to his social works and ground understanding of politics, he was given JD(U) symbol to contest from Bahadurpur constituency. He successfully contested that election. In the next election (2015), he was shifted to Gaura Bauram constituency which he won too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Prakash Yadav
Vijay Prakash Yadav is an Indian Politician. He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jamui Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger. It is part of Mun ... until 2020 and former Minister for Labour Resource Department, Government of Bihar from 2015 to 2017. He is younger brother of former Union Minister Of State For Water Resources and senior RJD leader Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav. References State cabinet ministers of Bihar Bihar MLAs 2015–2020 People from Jamui Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Bihar-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapil Deo Kamat
Kapil Deo Kamat (11 May 1951 – 16 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Madhubani district of Bihar, India. He was serving as Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar. He was a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Early life Kapil Deo Kamat was born on 11 May 1951, at Madhubani district in Bihar, India as a son of Late Anokhi Kamat. Political career Kapil contested the October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election as a Janta Dal United candidate from Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and won. Again, he contested the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency but lost to Uma Kant Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election he won from the Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and was appointed Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar. Death Kamat died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India The COVID- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Bari Siddiqui
Abdul Bari Siddiqui is an Indian politician who was the Finance Minister of Bihar. He was a MLA representing Alinagar, Darbhanga, Bihar. Siddiqui is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party. He won in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. In 2019 Loksabha elections he contested from Darbhanga and lost to Gopal Jee Thakur of BJP. Previously, Siddiqui was the Leader of Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically s ... following the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election until the split between JD(U) and BJP led the latter to leave the government and become the official opposition. Siddiqui was elected the chairman of the Bihar Cricket Association in September, 2015 defeating former association president Vinod Kumar. He is also the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijendra Prasad Yadav
Bijendra Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician, a member of Janata Dal (United). Currently, he is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, as well as the state's Cabinet Minister for Energy, Planning, and Development under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He has been an incumbent representative for Supaul Supaul is a town and a municipality that is headquarters of Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar. Supaul is the administrative headquarters of this district. History Supaul, which was previously a part of Saharsa district, is part of th ... since 1990. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Bijendra Prasad Janata Dal politicians Janata Dal (United) politicians People from Supaul district State cabinet ministers of Bihar Bihar MLAs 2020–2025 Living people 1946 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Mohan Jha
Madan Mohan Jha is an Indian politician from Darbhanga district of Bihar, India. He is a member of Bihar Legislative Council, second term Elected from Teachers Constituency. He is a former president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. He was a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for Manigachhi from 1985 to 1995. Political career Jha contested 1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Manigachhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an Indian National Congress candidate and won for two consecutive term. He became a member of Bihar Legislative Council in 2014. He was appointed chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee in 2018. In the year 2022, he resigned from the post and Dr Akhilesh Prasad Singh became the new president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) is the political unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Bihar. Its head office is situated in Patna at the Sadaqat Ashram. The current working presidents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tej Pratap Yadav
Tej Pratap Yadav (born 16 April 1988) is an Indian politician and cabinet minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department in the Government of Bihar. He was MLA of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Mahua constituency as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) from 2015 to 2020. Tej Pratap Yadav is the elder son of former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. Early life Tej Pratap Yadav was born on 16 April 1988 in Patna. He is the elder son among the seven daughters and two sons of two former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi. His 7 sisters are Misa Bharti, Rohini, Chanda, Ragini, Hema, Anushka and Raj Lakshmi Yadav. Tejashwi Yadav is his younger brother. Described as "Behrupiya (a man of many disguises)", he was said to be "turning spiritual and loves to wander around aimlessly." In 2018, he was seen "overlooking a large herd of cattle in Barsana at the Mataji Goshala, said to be one of the larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalan Singh
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (born 24 January 1955) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament representing Munger in the 17th Lok Sabha from Janata Dal (United). He is National party president of JDU (Janta Dal United). He was also the former JD(U) Bihar unit President. He was nominated as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in June 2014 after his defeat in the May 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and represented Munger Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar. He also represented Begusarai constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Personal life Singh was born in Patna on 24 January 1955 to Jwala Prasad Singh and Kaushalya Devi in a Bhumihar family. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur University. Singh was a General Secretary of College Students Union and in 1974, had participated in the movements led by Jayaprakash Narayan. Singh is married to Renu Devi and they have a dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Choudhary
Ashok Choudhary is an Indian politician from Barbigha Sheikhpura in Bihar, India. He has been a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council since 2014. Since June 2019, he is the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar. He previously was also Cabinet Minister for the Department of Education. He was appointed to the position of Working President of Janta Dal United, Bihar. Political career In 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from Barbigha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an Indian National Congress candidate. Later in 2013, he was appointed Chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. In 2014, he was elected as Member of Bihar Legislative Council. He held the position as Minister of Department of Education and Department of Information Technology in Government of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and 2020 to present. In 2018, he left Indian National Congress and joined Janta Dal United. He was appointed Minister of Buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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