CM Nitish Kumar and BJP State President Samrat Chaudhary
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
With the results of Bihar Assembly elections 2020, the Bharatiya Janata Party had staked its claim not on the post of Chief Minister, but on the Home Department. Even when Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister. The deadlock started from that time, because Sushil Kumar Modi had not become the Deputy Chief Minister. The result was that the government collapsed midway and Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister of the Grand Alliance. Now once again returning to the same mandate, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has become the head of the National Democratic Alliance, terming it as ‘correction of mistakes’. Eight ministers took oath along with the Chief Minister on Sunday. Of these, two Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were immediately given the identity of Deputy Chief Minister. But, the portfolios could not be allotted to the ministers till Wednesday morning. The reason is the authority over the Home Department. Till now CM Nitish has been keeping this department with himself. This time also they want it, whereas BJP also has the same desire. Due to the issue of the most important department, the allocation of other departments was stuck. Today the matter of departmental allocation seems to be moving forward.
Large scale transfers made yesterday
Along with the General Administration Department, large-scale transfers took place in the Home Department on Tuesday. These transfers were made in view of the rules of the Election Commission regarding the Lok Sabha elections, but the allocation of departments could also have happened before this. Without departmental allocation, the new government of Nitish Kumar formed with BJP on Tuesday has made Dr. Virendra Prasad Yadav, Special Secretary of Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class Welfare Department of 2004 batch, as Special Secretary of Cooperative Department. Agriculture Department of the same 2014 batch. Joint Director, Anil Kumar Thakur has been made Joint Secretary, Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class Welfare Department. to see the list click here,
Special Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Additional Collector and Deputy Secretary level officials of Bihar Administrative Service have been promoted. To see the full list click here,
Rumor has it the Emperor wants this
After the formation of the new government, the most discussed department is the Home Department. Even when Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister in the Grand Alliance government, it was said that RJD wanted the Home Department in its account but it did not happen. CM Nitish Kumar kept the Home department with himself. Now after the formation of the new government, the Home Department is being discussed the most. Sources say that the new Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary is looking for the Home Department this time. He has also given this information to the top leadership sitting in Delhi.