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BJP alleges social imbalance, criminalisation in New Bihar Cabinet

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.

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