Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: December 16, 2020 8:21:56 am A BJP leader said that an “equal number formula between JD (U) and BJP may not be possible as BJP has 74 MLA while JD (U) has 53.” The BJP has signaled a transfer of power to …
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In a sense, this is not a big deal, as Nitish Kumar does not have a stellar record of representing Muslims in government. In the outgoing government of Nitish Kumar, there was only one Muslim minister, Feroz Ahmed, who was only in charge of minority affairs. Compare this to the …
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The other deputy CM Renu Devi has been assigned Panchayati Raj, Welfare of the backward classes and industry. The BJP has won some ministries such as Industry, Panchayati Raj (now with Renu Devi), Disaster Management (now with Tarkishore Prasad), Sugarcane Industries (now with Amarendra Pratap Singh) and Law (now with …
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