Bihar cabinet expansion in Pics: 31 legislators take oath, 16 from RJD, 11 from JDU, 2 from Congress

Shivendra Kumar | Aug 16, 2022, 05:21 PM IST

Thirty-one legislators, including Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav`s brother Tej Pratap Yadav, were sworn-in on Tuesday as part of Bihar`s new cabinet under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. As anticipated, the RJD being the single largest party in the state, has secured a lion`s share of the ministerial berths.

Among the ministers who took oath on Tuesday, 16 were from RJD, 11 from Nitish Kumar`s JD(U), two from the Congress, one from Jitan Ram Manjhi`s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and an Independent MLA. Source: PTI

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leaves after the swearing-in ceremony of Bihar Cabinet ministers, at Raj Bhawan in Patna, Monday, Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: IANS)

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Bihar Cabinet Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Cabinet Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, HAM-S Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi and RJD leader Rabri Devi during the swearing-in ceremony of Bihar Cabinet Ministers at Raj Bhavan, in Patna, Tuesday. Source: PTI

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Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Patna: Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan administers the oath to RJD, JDU and Congress MLAs as Bihar Cabinet minister during the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Patna, Monday, Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: IANS)

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Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Patna: Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan administers the oath to RJD, JDU and Congress MLAs as Bihar Cabinet minister during the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Patna, Monday, Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: IANS)

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Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Patna: Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan administers the oath to RJD, JDU and Congress MLAs as Bihar Cabinet minister during the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Patna, Monday, Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: IANS)

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Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan administers the oath to RJD MLAs as Bihar Cabinet minister during the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Patna, Monday, Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: IANS)

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Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar Cabinet Expansion - Swearing in Ceremony

Bihar cabinet expansion: 31 legislators take oath, RJD gets lion's share. Tej Pratap swears in from RJD. (photo:Twitter/IANS)

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