Bihar Cabinet Expansion Expected Post-Makar Sankranti, Focus on Caste Balance

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to expand his cabinet soon after Makar Sankranti, which marks the end of an inauspicious period. The current cabinet has 26 ministers, with space for nine more. The expansion is anticipated to balance caste equations among NDA partners, with the JDU potentially gaining six berths and the BJP three. This move follows Nitish Kumar's tenth oath-taking and precedes his 'Samriddhi Yatra' public outreach march starting January 16.