NEW DELHI/PATNA: Because the swearing-in ceremony ended at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan Thursday, CM Nitish Kumar took PM Modi‘s hand and lifted it with his to greet a large cheering crowd, marking the new dynamic in their relationship since the JDU president rejoined NDA in Jan 2024.The transformation could not have been starker compared to their headline-grabbing photo-op in 2009 at a NDA rally in Ludhiana, which brought out the JDU chief’s unease with the then Gujarat CM.The sight at Gandhi Maidan was a metaphor of the convenience of their ties, emphasised within the presence of Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh moreover the gamut of chief ministers from BJP and allies.Nitish took oath together with 26 ministers, 14 from BJP, eight from JDU and 4 from three different allies as NDA seemed to accommodate a various social coalition in an acknowledgement of its various help base. They embody three ladies and 10 first-timers, together with seven from BJP, with the celebration rewarding its conventional voting bloc and new additions, whereas JDU has repeated its outdated fingers, most of whom seen as lengthy trusted aides of Nitish.JDU inducts solely 8, none from core Kushwaha base, raises eyebrows The ocean of saffron and BJP flags had been punctuated with the inexperienced of JDU and flags of different allies at Gandhi Maidan, with chief ministers from the governing alliance turning as much as lend political grandeur to an event seen as a excessive watermark for Nitish Kumar. PM Narendra Modi’s gesture of waving gamcha on the finish of the ceremony captured the triumphant temper.The PM later lauded the brand new dispensation as an exquisite staff that will take the state to new heights. “Congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar Ji on taking oath as Bihar’s chief minister. He is an experienced administrator with a proven track record of good governance for many years,” he stated.Whereas JDU’s resolution to induct solely eight of its legislators, none from its core base of Kushwahas, into the federal government raised a number of eyebrows, sources stated the celebration would have extra deliberation to fill in its quota when the Nitish cupboard, which might have a most power of 36, is expanded, a neta stated.Eight higher castes, six OBCs, seven EBCs, 5 Dalits and one lone Muslim in JDU MLA Zama Khan make up the brand new govt. Rajputs, whose share within the new meeting is the very best at 33 MLAs, have the utmost illustration adopted by two every from Bhumihars, Yadavs, Kurmis, together with Nitish, Kushwahas and Nishads.BJP MLAs Samrat Choudhary, an OBC Kushwaha, and Vijay Kumar Sinha, an higher caste Bhumihar, have been retained as deputy CMs.RLM supremo Upendra Kushwaha turned to his son Deepak Prakash, who has little public profile and isn’t at present a member of both of the 2 legislators, to be his celebration’s lone consultant in govt. Kushwaha’s spouse Snehlata Kushwaha was elected an MLA within the ballot.Santosh Kumar Suman, son of Union minister Jitam Ram Manjhi, will proceed to signify HAM(S).BJP rewarded former Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav, a veteran of many tough electoral battles who vanquished RJD’s Ritlal Yadav in Danapur the place celebration supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav held a uncommon roadshow, by inducting him as a minister.Its new faces embody Shreyasi Singh, a former skilled shooter, Sanjay Singh Tiger, and Rama Nishad. Nishad is the spouse of Ajay Nishad, a former BJP MP who contested and misplaced on the Congress ticket within the 2024 Lok Sabha election, and her inclusion spotlights the celebration’s efforts to domesticate Nishads, an essential swing voting bloc in components of the state.Previous BJP fingers like Mangal Pandey, Nitin Nabin and Dilip Jaiswal, who can also be the state celebration president, joined seasoned JDU ministers like Bijendra Yadav, Shrawon Kumar, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Leshi Singh and Ashok Choudhary in govt.
