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{{Short description|Bihar, India ministry since 2022}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number =
| jurisdiction = [[Bihar]]
| flag =
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image =
| image_size = 150px
| caption = [[Nitish Kumar]] [[Hon'ble]] [[Chief Minister of Bihar]]
| date_formed = 10 August 2022
| date_dissolved =
| government_head_title = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| government_head = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| deputy_government_head_title = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar|Deputy Chief Minister]]
| deputy_government_head = [[Tejashwi Yadav]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Tejashwi Yadav to begin second innings as Bihar's deputy chief minister |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tejashwi-yadav-to-begin-second-innings-as-bihar-s-deputy-chief-minister-101660071427163.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809204942/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tejashwi-yadav-to-begin-second-innings-as-bihar-s-deputy-chief-minister-101660071427163.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| state_head_title = [[Governor of Bihar|Governor]]
| state_head = Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
| members_number =31
(Including CM And Deputy CM)
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_parties = 
*{{Color box|#008000|border=silver}} [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]](14)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Largest alliance partner, RJD eyes key portfolios, Bihar speaker's chair |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/largest-alliance-partner-rjd-eyes-key-portfolios-bihar-speaker-s-chair-101660072026174.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809205313/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/largest-alliance-partner-rjd-eyes-key-portfolios-bihar-speaker-s-chair-101660072026174.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{Color box|#003366|border=silver}} [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]](12)
*{{Color box|#00BFFF|border=silver}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]](2)
*{{Color box|#CDCDCD|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)

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| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Color box|#FF9933|border=silver}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| opposition_leader =[[Vijay Kumar Sinha]] [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|(Assembly)]] [[Samrat Chaudhary]] [[Bihar Legislative Council|(Council)]]
| election = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
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| advice_and_consent2 =
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| outgoing_formation =
| previous =[[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry|Seventh Nitish ministry]]
| successor =
}}

The '''Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry''' is the Council of Ministers in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] headed by Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhandari |first=Shashwat |date=2022-08-09 |title=Nitish Kumar's unique record: To take oath as Bihar CM for 8th time in 22 years |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nitish-kumar-unique-record-to-take-oath-as-bihar-cm-for-8th-time-in-22-years-patna-political-crisis-latest-news-2022-08-09-798659 |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809135119/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nitish-kumar-unique-record-to-take-oath-as-bihar-cm-for-8th-time-in-22-years-patna-political-crisis-latest-news-2022-08-09-798659 |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 9, 2022, he walked out of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] alliance and announced his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=Nitish-BJP break-up in Bihar: Why Modi's BJP is right to be nervous about Nitish |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/nitish-bjp-break-up-bihar-modi-right-nervous-8080921/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809153949/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/nitish-bjp-break-up-bihar-modi-right-nervous-8080921/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] and the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Bihar: JD(U), RJD, Congress realign after two months of secret discussions |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-jd-u-rjd-congress-realign-after-two-months-of-secret-discussions-101660071006846.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809205143/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-jd-u-rjd-congress-realign-after-two-months-of-secret-discussions-101660071006846.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Though Nitish Kumar from [[Janata Dal (United)]] is the Chief Minister of this government, [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] is the largest party in this alliance.

== Council of Ministers ==
'''Source:'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government of Bihar|url=https://state.bihar.gov.in/main/SectionInformation.html?editForm&rowId=24|access-date=2022-08-10|archive-date=2022-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912144734/https://state.bihar.gov.in/main/SectionInformation.html?editForm&rowId=24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/law-ministry-snatched-from-kartikeya-singh-after-serious-allegations-now-got-this-department | title=Bihar Cabinet: दागी कार्तिकेय सिंह से छिना कानून मंत्रालय, अब सीएम नीतीश ने दी ये जिम्मेदारी | access-date=2022-08-31 | archive-date=2022-08-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831052202/https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/law-ministry-snatched-from-kartikeya-singh-after-serious-allegations-now-got-this-department | url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=z+}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|'''Chief Minister''']]
* Home
* General Administration
* Cabinet Secretariat
* Vigilance
* Election
* (Other departments not allocated to any Minister.)
| minister1 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart = 10 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar|'''Deputy Chief Minister''']]
* Health & family welfare
* Road Construction
* Housing & Urban Development
* Rural works
* Tourism
| minister1 = [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 10 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Environment, Forest and Climate change
| minister1 = [[Tej Pratap Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Law
| minister1 = Kartik Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend = 31 August 2022
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| minister2 = [[Shamim Ahmad]]
| minister2_termstart = 31 August 2022
| minister2_termend =
| minister2_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Sugar Cane Industries
| minister1 = [[Shamim Ahmad]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend = 31 August 2022
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| minister2 = [[Alok Kumar Mehta]]
| minister2_termstart = 31 August 2022
| minister2_termend =
| minister2_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Revenue and Land reforms
| minister1 = [[Alok Kumar Mehta]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Agriculture
| minister1 = [[Sudhakar Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend = 03 October 2022
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| minister2 = [[Kumar Sarvjeet]]
| minister2_termstart = 03 October 2022
| minister2_termend =
| minister2_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Tourism
| minister1 = [[Kumar Sarvjeet]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend = 03 October 2022
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = BC & EBC Welfare
| minister1 = Anita Devi
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Co-operative
| minister1 = [[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Education
| minister1 = Prof. [[Chandrashekhar Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Public Health Engineering department
| minister1 = [[Lalit Kumar Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
| minister1 = [[Jitendra Kumar Ray]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Mines and Geology
| minister1 = [[Ramanand Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Labour resources
| minister1 = Surendra Ram
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Disaster Management
| minister1 = [[Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Information Technology
| minister1 = [[Mohammad Israil Mansuri]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Industries
| minister1 = Samir Kumar Mahaseth
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Finance Commercial Tax Parliamentary affairs
| minister1 = [[Vijay Kumar Chaudhary]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Energy Planning & Development
| minister1 = [[Bijendra Prasad Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Building Construction
| minister1 = [[Ashok Choudhary]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Transport
| minister1 = [[Sheela Kumari]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Rural Development
| minister1 = [[Shrawan Kumar (politician)|Shrawan Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Water Resources Information & Public Relations
| minister1 = Sanjay Kumar Jha
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Food & Consumer Protection Department
| minister1 = [[Leshi Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minority welfare
| minister1 = [[Mohd Zama Khan]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minor Water Resources
| minister1 = [[Jayant Raj Kushwaha]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Social Welfare
| minister1 = [[Madan Sahni]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Excise & Prohibition
| minister1 = [[Sunil Kumar (born 1988)|Sunil Kumar Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = SC/ST Welfare
| minister1 = [[Santosh Kumar Suman]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend = 13 June 2023
| minister1_party = Hindustani Awam Morcha
| minister2 = [[Ratnesh Sada]]
| minister2_termstart = 16 June 2023
| minister2_termend =
| minister2_party = Janata Dal (United)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
| minister1 = [[Md Afaque Alam]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Panchayati Raj
| minister1 = [[Murari Prasad Gautam]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Science and Technology
| minister1 = [[Sumit Kumar Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 August 2022
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}

== See also ==

* [[Government of Bihar]]
* [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Legistive Assembly]]
* [[Bihar Legislative Council|Bihar Legistive Council]]
* [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|List of chief minters of Bihar]]
* [[List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar|List of deputy chief minters of Bihar]]
* [[Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry|Sixth Nitish Kumar mintry]]
* [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry|Seventh Nitish Kumar mintry]]

==References==
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Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 07:16, 27 August 2023