Patna,The Bihar government has finalised the allocation of official residences to all 26 ministers inducted or retained in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s latest cabinet, marking the swift administrative consolidation of the new NDA ministry.
Of the total, 13 continuing ministers have retained their existing official bungalows, ensuring continuity in accommodation for senior figures. Among those retaining their previous addresses are Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, and senior JD(U) and BJP leaders including Vijay Kumar Chaudhri, Shravan Kumar, Mangal Pandey, Nitin Nabin, Ashok Chaudhary, Lesi Singh, Madan Sahni, Santosh Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar, and Mo. Jama Khan.
The 13 newly inducted ministers have been allotted fresh residences, primarily on Patna’s prestigious Strand Road, Harding Road, and Circular Road – addresses long regarded as markers of political seniority in the state capital.
Notable allocations include:
– Industries Minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal: 2 Strand Road (previously occupied by former Assembly Speaker Nand Kishor Yadav)
– Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Minister Surendra Mehta: 33 Harding Road
– IT & Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Shreyasi Singh: 4 Strand Road
– Labour Resources Minister Sanjay Singh ‘Tiger’: 41 Harding Road
– Tourism, Art & Culture Minister Arun Shankar Prasad: 25 Harding Road
– Agriculture Minister Ram Kripal Yadav: 43 Harding Road
– Disaster Management Minister Narayan Prasad: 12 Harding Road
The exercise reflects the rapid administrative reorganisation after the recent cabinet expansion and comes against the backdrop of a parallel move to vacate the official residence at 10 Circular Road previously allotted to former chief minister Rabri Devi.
The decision to reallocate Rabri Devi’s bungalow has triggered sharp political exchanges. Senior BJP leader and party spokesperson Neeraj Kumar issued a pointed statement urging the former chief minister to ensure that government fixtures are not removed or damaged during the vacation process, a remark widely interpreted as a jibe at the Yadav family’s past record when vacating official premises.
The reallocation of ministerial residences, typically a routine administrative matter, has assumed heightened political significance in Bihar’s charged post-election environment, underscoring the shifting equations within the state’s power structure following the NDA’s return to office.
