The recent 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election proved to be a great victory for NDA. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) party secured a great result where they won 202 out of 243 seats. Within the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party, while its partner Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) also made significant gains.
This victory has made the way for Nitish Kumar to take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for another term, with his party, JD(U) and he will be playing a central role in the new government. Against this backdrop of an overwhelming NDA majority, the composition of the new Bihar Cabinet becomes even more significant. It will reflect not just the political strength of the ruling alliance, but also how it plans to deliver on its promises be it development, welfare, or governance.
A new cabinet always reflects the priorities of the government, whether it is development, employment, education, infrastructure, or welfare schemes. It signals how the administration plans to work in the coming years and what kind of leadership will drive these key areas. As Bihar steps into this new phase after the elections, the composition of the cabinet becomes an important point of interest for citizens who want to know who will shape the policies, manage major decisions, and address the challenges faced by the state.
Understanding the Bihar Cabinet Ministers List helps readers get a clear picture of who holds which portfolio and how the government intends to distribute responsibilities. It also gives insight into the balance of experience, regional representation, and political strategy that has gone into forming the team.
Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha take oath as Bihar Cabinet Ministers
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Party-Wise Breakdown of Cabinet Ministers of Bihar
Here is how the new Chief Minister's Cabinet looks in terms of party.
| Party Name | Number of Ministers |
| JD(U) | 9 Including the Chief Minister |
| BJP | 14 |
| HAM(S) | 1 |
| LJP (RV) | 1 |
| RLM | 1 |
List of Cabinet Ministers of Bihar
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Along with Nitish Kumar, BJP legislative party leader Samrat Choudhary and deputy leader Vijay Kumar Sinha are taking oath as ministers. Altogether, there are 25 Cabinet Ministers, along with Nitish Kumar who took the oath. Here is the complete list of Cabinet Ministers of Bihar.
| Serial Number | Name | Party |
| 1. | Nitish Kumar (Chief Minister) | JD(U) |
| 2. | Ashok Choudhary | JD(U) |
| 3. | Mohammad Zama Khan | JD(U) |
| 4. | Lesi Singh | JD(U) |
| 5. | Madan Sahni | JD(U) |
| 6. | Sunil Kumar | JD(U) |
| 7. | Vijay Kumar Choudhary | JD(U) |
| 8. | Bijendra Prasad Yadav | JD(U) |
| 9. | Shravan Kumar | JD(U) |
| 10. | Vijay Kumar Sinha | BJP |
| 11. | Samrat Choudhary | BJP |
| 12. | Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | BJP |
| 13. | Mangal Pandey | BJP |
| 14. | Ram Kripal Yadav | BJP |
| 15. | Sanjay Singh Tiger | BJP |
| 16. | Arun Shankar Prasad | BJP |
| 17. | Surendra Prasad Mehta | BJP |
| 18. | Narayan Prasad | BJP |
| 19. | Rama Nishad | BJP |
| 20. | Lakhendra Kumar Roshan | BJP |
| 21. | Shreyashi Singh | BJP |
| 22. | Pramod Kumar | BJP |
| 23. | Nitin Nabin | BJP |
| 24. | Santosh Kumar Suman | HAM(S) |
| 25. | Sanjay Kumar | LJP (RV) |
| 26. | Deepak Prakash | RLM |
Source: ANI
Bihar Cabinet Ministers List With Portfolio
Here is the list of Cabinet Ministers along with the departments they will be handling during this tenure.
Bihar cabinet portfolio allocation | CM Nitish Kumar keeps General Administration, Cabinet Secretariat, monitoring and all departments not allocated to anyone
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Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary gets Home Department
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| Minister Name / Position | Departments Assigned |
| Shri Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister | 1. General Administration 2. Cabinet Secretariat 3. Vigilance 4. Election 5. All Departments not allocated to anyone |
| Shri Samrat Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister | 1. Home Department |
| Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha, Deputy Chief Minister | 1. Revenue & Land Reforms 2. Mines & Geology |
| Shri Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | 1. Water Resources 2. Parliamentary Affairs 3. Information & Public Relations 4. Rural Works |
| Shri Bijendra Prasad Yadav | 1. Energy 2. Planning & Development 3. Food & Consumer Protection 4. Finance 5. Commercial Taxes |
| Shri Shravan Kumar | 1. Rural Development |
| Shri Mangal Pandey | 1. Health 2. Law |
| Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | 1. Industries |
| Shri Ashok Choudhary | 1. Rural Works |
| Sushri Sheerati Singh | 1. Food & Consumer Protection |
| Shri Nitin Navin | 1. Road Construction 2. Urban Development & Housing |
| Shri Madan Sahni | 1. Social Welfare |
| Shri Amar Kumar Yadav | 1. Agriculture |
| Shri Sunil Kumar Singh | 1. Minor Water Resources |
| Shri Subhash Kumar | 1. Education 2. Science, Technology & Technical Education |
| Shri Mohd. Jama Khan | 1. Minority Welfare |
| Shri Sanjay Singh ‘Tiger’ | 1. Labour Resources |
| Shri Arun Shankar Prasad | 1. Tourism |
| Shri Surendra Mehta | 1. Art, Culture & Youth 2. Animal & Fisheries Resources |
| Shri Narayan Prasad | 1. Disaster Management |
| Smt. Rana Nishaad | 1. Backward & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare |
| Shri Lalan Paswan | 1. Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Welfare |
| Sushri Shreyasi Singh | 1. Information Technology 2. Sports |
| Dr. Prem Kumar | 1. Environment, Forest & Climate Change |
| Shri Suresh Kumar | 1. Drinking Water & Sanitation |
| Shri Sanjay Kumar Sinha | 1. Public Health Engineering |
| Shri Deepak Prakash | 1. Panchayati Raj |
In conclusion, the new Cabinet Ministers of Bihar will be working for the welfare of the people and implementing new policies to benefit the common man. As the elections are now behind us it is essential to understand how this formation will be leading the state till the next elections.
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