The BJP on August 16 alleged that the new Cabinet in Bihar reflected "social imbalance" and patronage to those with criminal antecedents in the ‘ Mahagathbandhan’, which formed government after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) severed ties with the saffron party.
Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said in a statement that "two communities" had grabbed "more than 33%" of berths in the 33-strong Cabinet that includes the Chief Minister and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav who has returned as his Deputy.