Nitish Kumar expands Bihar Cabinet, inducts 27 new ministers

In the 243-member House, a maximum of 37 ministers are allowed as per the constitutional provisions

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Nitish Kumar with senior BJP leader Sushil Modi at an oath ceremony function, at Raj Bhawan in Patna on Thursday. Kumar was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Bihar while Modi as the Deputy Chief Minister.

BS Web Team PTI New Delhi | Patna

Last Updated : Jul 29 2017 | 7:32 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expanded his Cabinet by inducting 27 new ministers from his Janata Dal (United) and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The new ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy at a function at the Raj Bhavan by Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi.

Only Kumar and Sushil Modi were sworn-in as the chief minister and the deputy chief minister on July 27 and the ministry was expanded a day after the new JD(U)-NDA government won the confidence vote in the Bihar Assembly.

In the 243-member House, a maximum of 37 ministers are allowed as