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Bihar New Government: A day before the formation of a new government in Bihar, the lobbying among the NDA partners is reportedly still underway for certain cabinet berths. The allies have come to the mutual agreement on the key posts, including the chief minister, deputy chief minister, speaker, and deputy speaker. However, the two most significant parties, JDU and BJP, are likely to introduce some new faces in the cabinet. Apart from this, the other allies, such as Chirag Paswan's LJP and HAM, led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, are also expected to get their share of space in the cabinet.

Bihar: No Change In CM, Dy CMs Posts

The newly elected MLAs of NDA on Wednesday chose Nitish Kumar as the leader of the NDA, ensuring his return as the chief minister. Apart from this, both the deputy chief ministers, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, are also set to retain their posts in the new government. However, BJP's Prem Kumar is set to become the new Assembly speaker, while the post of deputy speaker will go to JDU, reported PTI, citing sources.

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The new cabinet is expected to have five to six new faces from the top two parties. While JD(U) is likely set to retain its current ministers, BJP may bring in a few new faces, including former IPS officer Anand Mishra (elected from Buxar), Rana Randhir, Gayatri Devi, and Vijay Kumar Khemka. While the LJP is likely to get three berths in the new cabinet, the HAM and RLM are also likely to get one berth each.

"The LJP (RV) is likely to get three berths in the new state cabinet while the HAM-S and RLM one berth each. A maximum of 16 ministers from the BJP and 14 ministers, along with CM Nitish Kumar from JD(U), will take oath on November 20", PTI reported, citing sources.

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The oath ceremony is likely to be attended by several top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and chief ministers of various states are expected to attend the ceremony.

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