Bihar’s Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha are both significantly richer than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, according to the public declaration of assets by the members of the State Cabinet made on the last day of 2025.
Mr. Kumar has only ₹20,552 cash in hand and ₹57,000 total deposits in the bank, including ₹27,217 in the State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Patna Secretariat, ₹3,358 in the SBI branch at Parliament House, Delhi, and ₹27,191 in the Punjab National Bank branch in Boring Road, Patna.
A Dwarka flat, treadmill, and charkha
The CM’s total assets are worth ₹1.66 crore, an increase of ₹68,455 in comparison to last year’s declaration. He has movable assets of ₹17.66 lakh and immovable assets valued at ₹1.48 crore. He does not own any agricultural land or a house in Patna. He has a flat in Delhi’s Dwarka (Sector-5), which was purchased in 2004 for ₹13.78 lakh. Its current market value stands at ₹1.48 crore. He does not have any investment in mutual funds or any insurance policies.
Mr. Kumar has two gold rings and one silver ring studded with pearls, with a total market value of ₹2,03,000. He also owns 10 cows and 13 calves, collectively valued at ₹1.45 lakh. Other significant assets include a treadmill worth ₹35,000, a charkha (spinning wheel) worth ₹10,550, an exercise cycle, and other household appliances such as a microwave oven.
