Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
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| jurisdiction = Bihar
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| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = Nitish Kumar (cropped).JPG
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister of Bihar
| date_formed = 16 November 2020
| date_dissolved = 9 August 2022
| government_head_title = Chief Minister
| government_head = Nitish Kumar
| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Chief Minister
| deputy_government_head =
| state_head_title = Governor
| state_head = Fagu Chauhan
| members_number = 30
| former_members_number = 2
| total_number =
| political_parties =
{{Color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|border=silver}} BJP (16)
{{Color box|{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}|border=silver}} JDU (12)
{{Color box|{{party color|Hindustani Awam Morcha}}|border=silver}} HAM (1)
{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=silver}} IND (1)
| legislature_status = Coalition
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Color box|{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}|border=silver}} RJD
| opposition_leader = Tejashwi Yadav(assembly)
| election =
| last_election =
| legislature_term = {{ayd|16 november 2020|9 August 2022}}
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =
| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous =Sixth Nitish ministry
| successor =Eighth Nitish ministry
}}
The Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry was a Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/nitish-kumar-elected-nda-leader-to-take-oath-as-bihar-cm-on-november-16-2324811.html|title=Nitish Kumar elected NDA leader, to take oath as Bihar CM on November 16|date=15 November 2020|website=Zee News}}
Council of Ministers
The members of the Council of Ministers are as follows:{{Cite web|title=Government of Bihar|url=https://state.bihar.gov.in/main/SectionInformation.html?editForm&rowId=24}}{{Cite web|last=Ranjan|first=Abhinav|date=2021-02-09|title=Nitish Kumar expands cabinet to include 17 new members, BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain gets industry|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/bihar-cabinet-expansion-live-updates-nitish-kumar-bjp-jdu-full-bihar-ministers-list-683655|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chief Minister
Home
General Administration
Cabinet Secretariat
Vigilance
Election
Other departments not allocated to any Minister
| minister1 = Nitish Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
| minister1 = Tarkishore Prasad
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Disaster Management
| minister1 = Tarkishore Prasad
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Renu Devi
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Environment & Forest
| mi020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Neeraj Kumar Singh
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Information & Technology
| minister1 = Tarkishore Prasad
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Jibesh Mishra
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare
| minister1 = Renu Devi
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Industry
| minister1 = Renu Devi
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Shahnawaz Hussain
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Panchayat Raj
| minister1 = Renu Devi
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Samrat Chaudhary
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Health
| minister1 = Mangal Pandey
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Road Construction
| minister1 = Mangal Pandey
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Nitin Nabin
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
| minister1 = Mangal Pandey
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Alok Ranjan Jha
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Agriculture
| minister1 = Amrendra Pratap Singh
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Co-operatives
| minister1 = Amrendra Pratap Singh
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Subhash Singh
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Sugar Cane Industries
| minister1 = Amrendra Pratap Singh
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Pramod Kumar
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Animal Husbandry & Fisheries
| minister1 = Mukesh Sahani
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 27 March 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-mukesh-sahani-vip-leader-dismissed-from-bihar-cabinet-cm-nitish-kumar-sent-proposal-to-governor-22576458.html|title = बिहार में मंत्रिमंडल से मुकेश सहनी की हो गई छुट्टी, वीआइपी नेता को ऐसे दिखाया गया रास्ता}}
| minister1_party = Vikassheel Insaan Party
| minister2 = Tarkishore Prasad
| minister2_termstart = 28 March 2022
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Minor Irrigation
Minister of SC-ST Welfare
| minister1 = Santosh Manjhi
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Hindustani Awam Morcha
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Building Construction
| minister1 = Ashok Choudhary
| minister1_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Social Welfare
| minister1 = Ashok Choudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Madan Sahni
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Minority Affairs
| minister1 = Ashok Choudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Mohd Zama Khan
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
| minister1 = Vijay Chaudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Rural Development
| minister1 = Vijay Chaudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Shrawan Kumar
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Rural Works
| minister1 = Vijay Chaudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Jayant Raj Kushwaha
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Water Resources
| minister1 = Vijay Chaudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Sanjay Kumar Jha
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Information & Public Relations
| minister1 = Vijay Chaudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Sanjay Kumar Jha
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Energy
Minister of Planning & Development
| minister1 = Bijendra Prasad Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Food & Consumer Protection
| minister1 = Bijendra Prasad Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Leshi Singh
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Education
| minister1 = Mewalal Chaudhary
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 19 November 2020
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2 = Vijay Chaudhary
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Labour Resources
| minister1 = Jibesh Mishra
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Tourism
| minister1 = Jibesh Mishra
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Narayan Prasad
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Mines & Geology
| minister1 = Jibesh Mishra
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Janak Ram
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Public Health Engineering Department
| minister1 = Ram Prit Paswan
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms
| minister1 = Ram Surat Rai
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Law
| minister1 = Ram Surat Rai
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 February 2021
| minister1_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2 = Pramod Kumar
| minister2_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister2_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister2_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Transport
| minister1 = Sheela Kumari
| minister1_termstart = 16 November 2020
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Excise & Registration
Minister of Prohibition
| minister1 = Sunil Kumar Singh
| minister1_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Science & Technology
| minister1 = Sumit Kumar Singh
| minister1_termstart = 9 February 2021
| minister1_termend = 9 August 2022
| minister1_party = Independent (politician)
}}
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See also
References
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party
Category:2021 in Indian politics
Category:Hindustani Awam Morcha
Category:Vikassheel Insaan Party
Category:2021 establishments in Bihar