Bihar cabinet enlargement: Shahnawaz Hussain sworn in as minister, 16 others be part of Nitish govt

New Delhi: Former Union Minister Shahnawaz Hussain was on Tuesday sworn in as minister in Nitish Kumar authorities. Apart from BJP spokesperson, 16 others ministers additionally took oath as a part of Nitish Kumar cabinet enlargement.
Shahnawaz Hussain was the primary to be administered the oath of workplace by Governor Phagu Chauhan at a ceremony held on the Raj BhavanMr Hussain was elected to the Bihar legislative council final month.
Others who took oath immediately included JD(U) leaders Sanjay Kumar Jha, Shravan Kumar, Lesi Singh and Madan Sahni and Pramod Kumar of the BJP. All of them had been ministers in earlier Nitish authorities.

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The Bihar cabinet, which may have as much as 36 members, had solely 13, aside from the Chief Minister and due to this fact cabinet was much-anticipated for someday.
Shahnawaz Hussain and Nitish Kumar have remained former colleagues at Centre, in Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities.
Shahnawaz, a three-time LS MP from Bhagalpur
Shahnawaz Hussain has been three-time Lok Sabha MP from Bhagalpur in Bihar. He didn’t contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as his constituency went to the Janata Dal-United of Nitish Kumar as a part of the seat-sharing cope with the BJP.

Shahnawaz Hussain’s induction in Nitish cabinet has raised eyebrows as that is seen as ‘downgrade’ from Union Minister to state minister rank. However, Mr Hussain bears no grudges and has readily accepted new project.
He instructed media individuals “It is my good fortune that I have got the opportunity to work in my homeland.”