Daijiworld Media Network – Patna

Patna, Nov 23: In a major political shift in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has lost the crucial Home Department portfolio for the first time in nearly twenty years. Except for a brief period, Nitish had held the Home Ministry uninterruptedly since 2005, regardless of the alliance in power.

The new allocation of ministerial portfolios was announced on Friday evening, revealing that Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary will now head the Home Department.

Nitish Kumar will continue to handle several key ministries — General Administration, Cabinet Secretariat, and Vigilance — and will also oversee any department that remains without a minister. Known widely as ‘Sushasan Babu’, Nitish has long projected his success in restoring law and

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