Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry
Government of Bihar, India (2024–25)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry was the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On 28 January 2024, he walked out of the INDIA (alliance) and announced his resignation. He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the BJP's NDA alliance.[1][2]
Dateformed28 January 2024
Datedissolved20 November 2025
Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry | |
|---|---|
40th Ministry of Bihar | |
.jpg) | |
| Date formed | 28 January 2024 |
| Date dissolved | 20 November 2025 |
| People and organisations | |
| Rajendra Arlekar Arif Mohammad Khan | |
| Nitish Kumar | |
| Vijay Kumar Sinha Samrat Choudhary | |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition party |  RJD |
Opposition leader | Tejashwi Yadav (Assembly) Rabri Devi (Council) |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 |
| Legislature terms | 1 year, 293 days |
| Predecessor | Eighth Nitish ministry |
| Successor | Tenth Nitish ministry |
Council of Ministers
Source[3][4] On 15 March 2024, Cabinet expansion held in which 21 new ministers 12 from BJP quota and 9 from JDU quota were inducted.[5] Following are the ministers after full cabinet expansion.[6]
Nitish Kumar inducted 7 MLAs from Bharatiya Janata party into his cabinet on 26 February 2025.[7][8][9]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Home General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Vigilance Election Other departments not allocated to any Minister | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Finance Minister of Commercial Taxes | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Mines & Geology | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Road Construction | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Art, Culture & Youth | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Water Resources | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Energy | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Planning & Development | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Co-operative | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Environment & Forest | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Rural Development | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Minor Water Resources | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | HAM(S) | ||
| Minister of Information Technology | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | HAM(S) | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Disaster Management | 28 January 2024 | 26 February 2025 | HAM(S) | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Science & Technology | 28 January 2024 | 20 November 2025 | Independent | ||
| Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Health | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Public Health Engineering | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Industries | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Tourism | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Law | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025 | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms | 15 March 2024 | 26 February 2025[10] | BJP | ||
| 26 February 2025 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | |||
| Minister of SC & ST Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of BC & EBC Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Sugarcane Industries | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Panchayati Raj | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Sports | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Labour Resources | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Rural Works | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Food & Consumer Protection | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Social Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Information & Public Relations | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Transport | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Education | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Building Construction | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Minority Welfare | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Excise & Prohibition | 15 March 2024 | 20 November 2025 | JD(U) | ||