The formation of the new NDA government in Bihar is in the final stages. The names of Deputy Chief Minister and ministers will be decided in the BJP meeting today. There is emphasis on caste balance in the list of 10 probable ministers. Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha are ahead in the race for Deputy CM.
Patna: The process of formation of new NDA government in Bihar is in the decisive stage. The names of the Legislature Party leader (Deputy Chief Minister) and ministers will be finalized in the BJP Legislature Party meeting to be held in Patna today (November 19). According to sources, the list of possible ministers to be included from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) quota is almost ready, in which the party has paid special attention to maintaining caste and regional balance.
List of 10 possible ministers from BJP
It is believed that BJP may repeat many of its old ministers and new faces will also get a place in the cabinet. These names are included in the list of possible 10 ministers.
- Samrat Chaudhary – Kushwaha (OBC)
- Vijay Kumar Sinha – Bhumihar
- Nitin Naveen- Kayastha
- Renu Devi- Extremely Backward
- Nitish Mishra -Brahmin
- Mangal Pandey-Brahmin
- Neeraj Kumar Bablu-Rajput
- Sanjay Saraogi – Vaishya
- Hari Sahni – Extremely Backward
- Rajneesh Kumar – Bhumihar
Special emphasis on OBC-Extreme Backward
It is clear from this probable list that BJP has adopted the strategy of giving strong representation to OBCs and extremely backward classes in the cabinet. Samrat Choudhary (Kushwaha), Renu Devi (OBC), Hari Sahni (OBC) from OBC/OBC category. The names of the upper castes include Vijay Kumar Sinha (Bhumihar), Nitin Naveen (Kayastha), Nitish Mishra (Brahmin), Mangal Pandey (Brahmin), Neeraj Kumar Bablu (Rajput), Rajneesh Kumar (Bhumihar), Sanjay Saraogi (Vaishya).
Deputy CM and leader of the legislative party
The leader of the legislative party will be elected in the BJP legislative party meeting itself, who will become the Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy CM). The names of Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha are prominent in this race. This decision will be taken in the presence of central observers Keshav Prasad Maurya, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. After this list is finalized by this evening and the leader of the NDA legislature party is elected, Nitish Kumar will submit his resignation to the Governor and stake claim to form the government again.