A day after the Cabinet expansion in Bihar, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Friday (May 8, 2026) targeted former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over dynasty politics. While addressing the press at the party office in Patna, Mr. Yadav asserted that Mr. and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have no moral right to speak on dynasty politics.
Mr. Yadav took a jibe at the alliance partners of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), stressing that all are now in the grip of dynasty politics. He pointed out that three Ministers in Samrat Choudhary’s Cabinet are sons of three former Chief Ministers of Bihar, and nearly 17 sons and daughters of former politicians are part of the new Cabinet.
“A government has finally been constituted after a delay of six months, and within these six months, the State has seen the appointment of two Chief Ministers and four Deputy Chief Ministers. The Cabinet expansion, which took place yesterday, displayed absolutely no vision, nor did it reflect any thought process regarding development,” Mr. Yadav said.
He pointed out that without contesting any elections or holding membership in any house, Mr. Kumar’s son, Nishant, and Upendra Kushwaha’s son, Deepak Prakash, have reaped the benefits of being “leaders’ sons” and have subsequently been appointed as Ministers. He questioned why there was no discussion over those individuals who have become Ministers without securing a public mandate.
