On Thursday, Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar’s Chief Minister for a record tenth term in office, in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and senior leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). One of the most notable developments in the new cabinet was the induction of Deepak Prakash, son of senior Bihar leader Upendra Kushwaha, as a minister from the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) quota, despite not contesting the Assembly elections.

Political pedigree

Deepak hails from a prominent political family. His father, Upendra Kushwaha, is a Rajya Sabha MP, a former Union minister, and a former Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. His mother, Sneh Lata Kushwaha, won the Sasaram Assembly seat with a margin of over 25,000 vote

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