Former Union minister and BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain was Tuesday sworn in as the member of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s cabinet in the Bihar government.
Hussain was among the 17 leaders who were inducted into the Nitish government’s cabinet, its first expansion after winning the State Assembly elections last year. With the expansion cabinet strength has risen to 34.
Others who were sworn in on the day included Nitin Nabin, Samrat Chaudhary, Neeraj Kumar Singh “Babluâ€, Janak Ram, Subhash Singh, Alok Ranjan Jha and Narayan Prasad from the BJP; Sanjay Kumar Jha and Shravan Kumar, Madan Sahni, Lesi Singh and Sunil Kumar from the JDU.
One member each was inducted from the quotas of smaller allies Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) when the cabinet was formed in November last.
CM Nitish Kumar said the allocation of portfolios has been taken and it will be notified soon.
Hussain was the first to be administered the oath of office by Governor Phagu Chauhan at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan for the much-awaited cabinet expansion.
Last month, Hussain was elected to the Bihar legislative council. This was Hussains first attempt in electoral politics after he unsuccessfully contested the Bhagalpur seat in the 2014 general elections.
After being denied a ticket in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Hussain has been working as one of the BJPs national spokespersons. He was a Union minister in the NDA government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
