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    Home / News / Politics News / 'Mahagathbandhan 2.0' cabinet: RJD gets 16 posts, JD(U) takes 11
    'Mahagathbandhan 2.0' cabinet: RJD gets 16 posts, JD(U) takes 11
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    'Mahagathbandhan 2.0' cabinet: RJD gets 16 posts, JD(U) takes 11

    Written by Priyali Dhingra
    August 16, 2022 | 12:58 pm 3 min read
    'Mahagathbandhan 2.0' cabinet: RJD gets 16 posts, JD(U) takes 11
    A total of 31 MLAs from various parties took oath in the new cabinet on Tuesday.

    A week after churning up a political storm in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet to induct 31 new ministers on Tuesday. As expected, the highest number of berths were allotted to the Janata Dal (United)'s coalition partner, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Bihar Assembly's biggest party. The new "Mahagathbandhan 2.0" cabinet will be headed by Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav.

    Why does this story matter?

    Last week, Kumar broke away from alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being at loggerheads in the recent past over numerous issues and formed a coalition government with the RJD and five other parties. He and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav took their oaths of office on August 10. To recall, Kumar abandoned the "Mahagathbandhan" government to join hands with the BJP in 2017.

    Here's more information on the cabinet expansion

    A total of 31 MLAs from different "Mahagathbandhan" parties took oath in the new cabinet on Tuesday. The RJD got 16 ministerial berths and the JD(U) took 11 posts, while Congress got two. Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) MLA Santosh Suman Manjhi was also sworn in, along with Independent MLA Sumit Kumar Singh. According to NDTV, some berths have been kept vacant for future ministers.

    RJD gets lion's share of cabinet berths

    #BiharCabinetExpansion | RJD MLAs Anita Devi and Sudhakar Singh and others take oath as ministers in the Bihar cabinet. pic.twitter.com/d8QDFFcUT1

    — ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2022

    Who all have been inducted?

    Sixteen RJD MLAs took oath at the Raj Bhavan in Patna on Tuesday, including Tej Pratap Yadav, Kumar Sarvjeet, Surendra Yadav, Anita Devi, and Surendra Ram, among others. Yadav's brother Tej Pratap had served as the Health Minister in the previous Mahagathbandhan government (2015-17). The JD(U) retained most of its ministers, including Bijendra Yadav, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Leshi Singh, and Sanjay Jha, among others.

    Tej Pratap Yadav takes oath as minister

    Tej Pratap Yadav, RJD leader and brother of Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, takes oath as a minister in the Bihar cabinet. #BiharCabinetExpansion pic.twitter.com/68zpjRUuPO

    — ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2022

    Portfolios to be accorded soon, says Nitish Kumar

    From the Congress, MLAs Afaque Alam and Murari Lal Gautam were inducted into the new Bihar cabinet. As for the HAM, Jitan Ram Manjhi's son Santosh was sworn in. While the Bihar cabinet can have up to 36 ministers, the new cabinet has 33, including the CM and deputy CM. Portfolios will be allotted after a detailed cabinet meeting, CM Kumar told the media.

    Watch: Nitish Kumar on cabinet expansion

    #WATCH | "The portfolios will be allocated shortly. I will hold a meeting of the entire cabinet today once again," says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar after cabinet expansion. pic.twitter.com/6lMllUN8md

    — ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2022

    Floor test likely next week

    The new "Mahagathbandhan 2.0" cabinet has 164 MLAs and seven parties. CM Kumar will most likely undergo a floor test in the Bihar Assembly next week, and the new government will have to prove its majority. Kumar and Yadav took their respective oaths as the CM and deputy CM of Bihar on August 10 and will be heading the new government.

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