After 20 years, Nitish gives Home to BJP’s Samrat Choudhary- what’s the signal?

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday distributed portfolios among 26 ministers of the new NDA government. For the first time, the Home Department, which was held with it for 20 years, was handed over to BJP's Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary. This distribution is the result of a balance among the NDA allies. BJP got 14 ministers, JDU got 9, LJP(RV) got 2, HAM got 1, and RLM got 1 minister. Is this division putting BJP in the 'driving seat' or part of Nitish's 'good governance' strategy?

Samrat Chaudhary charged with Seemanchal immigration

Nitish kept General Administration, Cabinet Secretariat, and Vigilance with himself. BJP's Samrat Chaudhary was given the responsibility of Home, Law and Order, and Seemanchal Immigration. Nitish had the Home Ministry since 2005; giving it to BJP indicated power sharing. Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha was given the responsibility of Revenue and Land Reforms and Mines and Geology. BJP's Mangal Pandey was given the charge of health and law. Is this a 'balanced' partnership of NDA?

BJP gets finance, health, and roads, and JDU gets water & rural development

Finance and Commercial Tax JDU's Bijendra Prasad Yadav was snatched from BJP for the first time. BJP's Dilip Jaiswal was given the responsibility of Industries, and Nitin Naveen was given the responsibility of Road Construction and Urban Development. JDU's Shravan Kumar was given the charge of Rural Development and Transport, and Vijay Chaudhary was given the charge of Water Resources and Building Construction. Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) was given the charge of agriculture. 46% of ministers have criminal cases against them, and 88% are included in the millionaire and controversial list.

Berths to smaller allies—LJP 3, HAM-RLM 1-1

Chirag Paswan's LJP(RV) has been given 3 berths. Sugarcane Industry to Sanjay Kumar, Public Health Engineering to Sanjay Kumar Singh. Santosh Suman of HAM(S) has got Minor Water Resources, and Deepak Prakash of RLM has got the Panchayati Raj Ministry. Kushwaha's wife, Snehlata, is also likely to get a place. Is this reward to small parties the result of the 2025 victory?

Last cabinet meeting on Monday—Assembly dissolved, meeting of NDA MLAs

There will be an outgoing cabinet meeting on Monday at 11:30 AM, in which the proposal to dissolve the assembly will be presented. Nitish will be elected leader from JDU MLAs, then NDA joint meeting will be held. The claim was presented at Raj Bhavan. CEO Vinod Singh Gunjiyal submitted the list of 243 MLAs to the Governor. Model code removed.

What is the meaning of handing over the house to BJP?

Nitish's 10th term is going on. Jyoti is on her way to leave Basu (23 years) behind. NDA is maintaining balance by giving home to BJP. The focus is on Seemanchal immigration. Amit Shah said that Samrat will become a great leader. Is this a sign of BJP's increasing strength? This division of the NDA government is an attempt to keep its allies happy, but what is the role of small parties?