New Delhi. BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal has resigned from the post of minister before the speculation of Nitish Kumar government’s cabinet expansion in Bihar. There may be a maximum of 36 ministers in Bihar, currently there are a total of 30 faces in the government, including the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, so 6 MLAs can be included in the cabinet. Earlier, there was also speculation that probably one or two ministers could also be resigned. There is a possibility that the cabinet may expand at 4 pm today.
Bihar Minister and State BJP President Dilip Kumar Jaiswal has resigned from his ministerial post pic.twitter.com/lroy2v3tmn
– IANS (@ians_india) February 26, 2025
Talking about the resignation from the cabinet, BJP state president Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said, the Bharatiya Janata Party follows the principle of ‘one person, one post’. Under this principle of the party, I am resigning from the post of Revenue Minister today. When asked questions by journalists about the cabinet expansion, Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said, “This special right is with the Hon’ble Chief Minister, he will decide on it.” I have seen the news of cabinet expansion on TV, I cannot say anything about it. We have a meeting right now and we will meet Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary.
Patna, Bihar: BJP State President Dilip Kumar Jaiswal Says, “One Person, One Position” is the Principle of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Under this Principle, I am resigning from the position of Revenue Minister Today… ” pic.twitter.com/abr8w81laa
– IANS (@ians_india) February 26, 2025
By the way, since Dilip Kumar Jaiswal was made the state president of the BJP, there was speculation that he would resign from the post of minister. On the other hand, there is talk of giving ministers to MLAs Naval Kishore Yadav, Anil Sharma and Jeevesh Kumar in the Nitish Kumar government. There is also speculation to include Kavita Devi in the Nitish cabinet. It is possible that additional departments should be taken from ministers who have more than one department and new ministers should be entrusted with the responsibility of those departments.
