BJP Minister Dilip Jaiswal resigns ahead of Bihar Cabinet expansion

Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Dilip Kumar Jaiswal who is also the Revenue and Land Reforms Department Minister on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) resigned from the Cabinet today. His resignation is part of the likely Cabinet expansion in Bihar.

“In BJP we have the principle of one man one post, so accordingly, I have decided to step down from the post of cabinet minister. Today I have given my resignation from the post of cabinet minister. I tried my level best to serve the department which I got and also thankful to the central leadership for giving me this opportunity, “Mr. Jaiswal told the media in Patna.

According to Raj Bhavan sources, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will expand his cabinet tomorrow by inducting six more ministers. Out of six, five are likely to be from BJP and one from Janata Dal-(United).