Bihar: Was the Cabinet Reshuffle an Exercise to Cut Nitish Kumar Further to Size? The reshuffle, when looked at through Bihar's prism, also appears to be a way of rewarding anti-minority voices. Janta Dal United (JD-U) state president Umesh Kushwaha with supporters celebrate inclusion of party MP Ram Chandra Prasad Singh in new Union Cabinet, in Patna, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Photo: PTI Politics22 hours ago Patna: Soon after retaining power in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Janata Dal (United) a ministerial berth but its then chief, Nitish Kumar, refused. The Bihar chief minister said the offer was not proportionate to his partyâs strength. The JD(U) has 16 MPs against the BJPâs 17 from Bihar.