The ceremony, which may see Nishant Kumar being sworned-in, would take place at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. (File photo)

2 min read Patna May 6, 2026 07:37 PM IST First published on: May 6, 2026 at 07:34 PM IST

With the Bihar cabinet set to expand on Thursday, Nishant Kumar, former chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son , is likely to be among the two dozen new ministers from the BJP, the JD(U) and three smaller allies – LJP (RV), HAM(S) and RLM.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah , BJP national president Nitin Nabin, and his predecessor, Union Health Minister JP Nadda, are among those expected to attend the ceremony, besides Nitish. The ceremony would take place at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan.

Modi and Shah were not able to attend CM Samrat Choudhary’s swearing-in ceremony on April 15.…