In a major expansion of the Samrat Choudhary-led government in Bihar, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar and 30 others took oath as ministers on Thursday at an event in the Gandhi Maidan.
Altogether 31 persons, drawn from all constituents of the five-party NDA in the state, were administered the oath of office by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain.
Besides Nishant Kumar and ex-deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, former ministers Shrawon Kumar and Ashok Choudhary have been inducted into the Samrat Choudhary cabinet.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and other senior leaders of the ruling NDA in the state.
