In the late evening allocation of portfolios to the newly sworn-in Ministers of Bihar, Tejaswi Yadav, the younger son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, became Deputy Chief Minister and number two in the Nitish Kumar Cabinet. The elder son of Mr.Prasad, Tej Pratap, was given charge of three important Ministries.
Tejaswi Yadav, a cricketer-turned politician and Std. IX pass-out from Delhi Pubic School, was allocated Public Works Department, Road and Construction and Backward, Extremely Backward Welfare portfolios. Mr.Pratap was given the portfolios of Health, Minor Irrigation and Environment and Forest.
Both the sons of Mr. Prasad won the Assembly election for the first time from Mahua and Raghopur constituencies in Vaisahli district and they have been allocated six important portfolios.
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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar retained charge of Home, General Administration and Information and Public Relations Department. Senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui was given Finance while JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan was allocated Water Resources portfolio. Congress leader Madan Mohan Jha was allocated Revenue and Land Reforms portfolios.
State Congress chief Ashok Chaudhury has become the Education and IT Minister, while Shrawan Kumar is Minister for Rural Development. The two women Ministers, Anita Devi and Manju Verma, have been given charge of Tourism and Social Welfare departments respectively.