BJP is the biggest gainer in Nitish‘s new Cabinet.
The new Cabinet comprises 14 JD(U), 12 BJP MLAs and a lone LJP member after Nitish Kumar pulled out of the Bihar’s great alliance and joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to return as the chief minister for the sixth time in the last 12 years.
The new Cabinet comprises 14 JD(U), 12 BJP MLAs and a lone LJP member after Nitish Kumar pulled out of the Bihar’s great alliance and joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to return as the chief minister for the sixth time in the last 12 years.
The junior partner in the alliance received 12 berths — its highest ever in the last 12 years. In 2010, the party had 11 ministers, when the BJP had 91 MLAs.
While keeping the caste factor in mind, the BJP focussed on bringing in EBC (Extremely Backward Caste) faces into the Cabinet to shed the image of being an upper caste party.