Bihar cabinet expansion likely to happen on August 16: Sources
India TV NewsBihar cabinet expansion: Cabinet expansion is likely to happen in Bihar on August 16, sources close to the government said. Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar’s chief minister on Wednesday, a day after quitting – ostensibly over a row with coalition partner BJP – and will now govern in alliance with his former rivals in RJD and Congress. However, soon after the swearing in ceremony, Kumar while dismissing rumours that he may now eye the Prime Ministerial race in the next general election, asserted the Modi-led NDA government at the Centre does need to "worry" about its prospects in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. We would have, in any case, not liked to witness formation of a government which has been installed after betraying the people of Bihar, who voted for the NDA in the last assembly polls,” BJP leader Sushil Modi told a press conference, adding that it was “an insult to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who stuck to his promise of backing Kumar for another term, despite the JD’s poor performance.” Also Read: Bihar political crisis: Stung by Nitish Kumar's “betrayal”, BJP stages protest