:Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry
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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number =
| jurisdiction = Bihar
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| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = Nitish Kumar (cropped).JPG
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Nitish Kumar
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar
| date_formed = 27 July 2017
| date_dissolved = 16 November 2020
| government_head = Nitish Kumar
| government_head_history =
| state_head = Fagu Chauhan
| members_number = 28
| former_members_number = 8
| total_number =
| political_parties =
| legislature_status = Coalition
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = RJD
| opposition_leader = Tejashwi Yadav (assembly)
| election = 2015
| last_election =
| legislature_term = {{ayd|27 july 2017|16 november 2020}}
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =
| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry
| successor = Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry
}}This is a list of minister from Nitish Kumar's sixth cabinets starting from 27 July 2017. Nitish Kumar is the leader of JD(U) who was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Bihar in August 2017 with help of BJP.
History
Nitish Kumar resigned on 26 July 2017 as Chief Minister of Bihar over differences with the coalition partner RJD due to naming of Tejashwi Yadav, the Deputy Chief Minister and Lalu's son in an FIR by the CBI.{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-chief-minister-tejashwi-yadav-lalu-yadav-grand-alliance-jdu-meeting-governor-4768045/ | title= Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister | date=27 July 2017 | newspaper=The Indian Express | access-date=20 September 2019 }}[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-cm/article19364717.ece Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM; Modi welcomes decision] Hours later, he joined the NDA which had thus far been the opposition, and secured a majority in the Assembly, taking the Chief Minister-ship once again on the very next day.[https://www.thequint.com/politics/2017/07/26/nitish-kumar-lalu-tejashwi-yadav-rift PM Modi Backs Nitish on 'Joining Fight Against Corruption][http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bihar-cabinet-expansion-portfolios-nitish-kumar-sushil-modi-bjp-jdu-ljp-4773172/ Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar kept the Home Ministry to himself, newly instated Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi got Finance and Commerce Ministries][http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nitish-expands-ministry-inducts-27-new-ministers/article19386115.ece Nitish’s new team in the saddle in Bihar][http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ljp-to-join-bihar-cabinet/article19380713.ece LJP to join Bihar Cabinet]
Council of Ministers<ref>{{cite web |title=Government of Bihar|url=https://state.bihar.gov.in/csd/CitizenHome.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=state.bihar.gov.in}}</ref>
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chief Minister
Home Affairs
General Administration
Cabinet Secretariat
Vigilance
Election
Other departments not allotted to any Minister
| minister1 = Nitish Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 27 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Deputy Chief Minister
Finance & Commercial Taxes
Environment & Forest
Information & Technology
| minister1 = Sushil Kumar Modi
| minister1_termstart = 27 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Energy
Minister of Prohibition, Registration & Excise
| minister1 = Bijendra Prasad Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Agriculture
| minister1 = Prem Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Water Resources
| minister1 = Lalan Singh
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = May 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Sanjay Kumar Jha
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Planning & Development
| minister1 = Lalan Singh
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = May 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Maheshwar Hazari
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Road Construction
| minister1 = Nand Kishore Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
| minister1 = Shrawan Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms
| minister1 = Ramnarayan Mandal
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Industry
| minister1 = Jai Kumar Singh
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Shyam Rajak
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 August 2020{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/jdu-expels-bihar-industries-minister-shyam-rajak/articleshow/77577080.cms|title=JDU expels Bihar Industries minister Shyam Rajak | Patna News - Times of India}}
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Science & Technology
| minister1 = Jai Kumar Singh
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Health & Family Welfare
| minister1 = Mangal Pandey
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Tourism
| minister1 = Pramod Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Krishna Kumar Rishi
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Education
| minister1 = Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Building Construction
| minister1 = Maheshwar Hazari
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Ashok Choudhary
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 6 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Public Health Engineering Department
| minister1 = Vinod Narayan Jha
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Rural Works
| minister1 = Shailesh Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Urban Development & Housing
| minister1 = Suresh Kumar Sharma
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Social Welfare
| minister1 = Manju Verma
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 8 August 2018{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/muzaffarpur-shelter-home-case-bihar-social-welfare-minister-manju-verma-resigns-1838021.html|title=Bihar Minister Manju Verma Resigns over Shelter Home Rape Horror After Nitish Prod|date=8 August 2018}}
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Ramsevak Singh
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Labour Resources
| minister1 = Vijay Kumar Sinha
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Transport
| minister1 = Santosh Kumar Nirala
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Co-operatives
| minister1 = Rana Randhir
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Minority Welfare
| minister1 = Khurshid Urf Firoj Ahmad
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Sugarcane Industries
| minister1 = Khurshid Urf Firoj Ahmad
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Bima Bharti
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Mines & Geology
| minister1 = Binod Kumar Singh
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Brij Kishor Bind
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Food & Consumer Protection
| minister1 = Madan Sahni
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
| minister1 = Krishna Kumar Rishi
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Pramod Kumar
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Panchayat Raj
| minister1 = Kapil Deo Kamat
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 October 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Minor Irrigation
| minister1 = Dinesh Chandra Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = May 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Narendra Narayan Yadav
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Disaster Management
| minister1 = Dinesh Chandra Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = May 2019
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Lakshmeshwar Rai
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Welfare
| minister1 = Ramesh Rishidev
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Backward & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare
| minister1 = Brij Kishor Bind
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = 2 June 2019
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Binod Kumar Singh
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 12 October 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/bihar-minister-vinod-kumar-singh-dies-at-54/story-jd3Wztxfu3vy4DsLJPh37O.html|title=Bihar minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies at 54|date=12 October 2020}}
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Animal & Fish Resources
| minister1 = Pashupati Kumar Paras
| minister1_termstart = 29 July 2017
| minister1_termend = May 2019
| minister1_party = Lok Janshakti Party
| minister2 = Prem Kumar
| minister2_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister2_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Law
| minister1 = Narendra Narayan Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister1_termend = 16 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Information & Public Relations
| minister1 = Neeraj Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 2 June 2019
| minister1_termend = 6 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
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See also
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