Why Nitish refused to induct new ministers from two NDA members?

July 29, 2017 19:23

Even as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inducted 13 National Democratic Alliance members in his Cabinet, he refused to include members from the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and the Hindustani Awam Morcha, two other members of the NDA.

Nitish Kumar has a strong reservation against RLSP chief and Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, who had repeatedly attacked him and HAM chief and former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, a Janata Dal-United leader, close to Nitish Kumar told Rediff.com.

As far as Manjhi is concerned, Nitish hasnt forgotten how the Dalit leader ditched him when he was made the CM. Nitish told BJP leaders that he will not induct minister from these two parties, he added.

Nitish expanded his Cabinet on Saturday by inducting 27 new ministers from his Jad-U and the NDA.

While 14 from the JD-U were made ministers, the NDA's share was 12 from the BJP, one from the LJP -- Pashupati Kumar Paras, a brother of Union minister Ramvilas Paswan.

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

-- M I Khan in Patna

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