# Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry

The Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry was the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On 9 August 2022, he walked out of the BJP's NDA alliance and announced his resignation. He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the RJD and the Congress. Though Nitish Kumar from Janata Dal (United) is the Chief Minister of this government, Rashtriya Janata Dal was the largest party in this alliance. On 28 January 2024, he walked out of the INDIA (alliance) and announced his resignation. He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the BJP's NDA alliance.

## Council of Ministers

Source:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister Home General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Vigilance Election (Other departments not allocated to any Minister.) | Nitish Kumar | 10 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Deputy Chief Minister Health & family welfare Road Construction Housing & Urban Development Rural works Tourism | Tejashwi Yadav | 10 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Environment, Forest and Climate change | Tej Pratap Yadav | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Law | Kartik Kumar | 16 August 2022 | 31 August 2022 | RJD |
| Law | Shamim Ahmad | 31 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Sugar Cane Industries | Shamim Ahmad | 16 August 2022 | 31 August 2022 | RJD |
| Sugar Cane Industries | Alok Kumar Mehta | 31 August 2022 | 24 January 2024 | RJD |
| Sugar Cane Industries | Chandrashekhar Yadav | January 2024 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Revenue and Land reforms | Alok Kumar Mehta | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Revenue and Land reforms | Lalit Kumar Yadav | January 2024 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Agriculture | Sudhakar Singh | 16 August 2022 | 3 October 2022 | RJD |
| Agriculture | Kumar Sarvjeet | 3 October 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Tourism | Kumar Sarvjeet | 16 August 2022 | 3 October 2022 | RJD |
| BC & EBC Welfare | Anita Devi | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Co-operative | Surendra Prasad Yadav | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Education | Chandrashekhar Yadav | 16 August 2022 | 22 January 2024 | RJD |
| Education | Alok Kumar Mehta | 23 January 2024 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Public Health Engineering department | Lalit Kumar Yadav | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Art, Culture & Youth Affairs | Jitendra Kumar Ray | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Sports | Jitendra Kumar Ray | 10 January 2024 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Mines and Geology | Ramanand Yadav | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Labour resources | Surendra Ram | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Disaster Management | Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Information Technology | Mohammad Israil Mansuri | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Industries | Samir Kumar Mahaseth | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | RJD |
| Finance Commercial Tax Parliamentary affairs | Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Energy Planning & Development | Bijendra Prasad Yadav | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Building Construction | Ashok Choudhary | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Transport | Sheela Kumari | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Rural Development | Shrawan Kumar | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Water Resources Information & Public Relations | Sanjay Kumar Jha | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Food & Consumer Protection Department | Leshi Singh | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Minority welfare | Mohd Zama Khan | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Minor Water Resources | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Social Welfare | Madan Sahni | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Excise & Prohibition | Sunil Kumar Singh | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| SC/ST Welfare | Santosh Kumar Suman | 16 August 2022 | 13 June 2023 | HAM(S) |
| SC/ST Welfare | Ratnesh Sada | 16 June 2023 | 28 January 2024 | JD(U) |
| Animal Husbandry and Fisheries | Md Afaque Alam | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | INC |
| Panchayati Raj | Murari Prasad Gautam | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | INC |
| Science and Technology | Sumit Kumar Singh | 16 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | Independent |