On Thursday morning at Patna's Gandhi Maidan, as JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar geared up to be sworn in for the 10th time as the CM of Bihar, dozens of NDA ministers-designate mingled in crisp kurtas, payjamas, dhotis, and bundies, a lean young man strolled in casual jeans and untucked shirt, met PM Narendra Modi, and took oath. The person hadn't contested the Bihar Assembly elections, which the NDA swept.

People were instantly amused and expressed their curiosity on social media, asking, who's this young man? He's Deepak Prakash, the son of NDA ally and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha and Snehlata Kushwaha. While Upendra Kushwaha is a Rajya Sabha MP, Snehalata became an MLA from Sasaram.

While Snehalata contested and won, 36-year-old Deepak became a minister without an electora

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