Shreyasi Singh sworn in as Bihar minister under Nitish Kumar’s 10th-term NDA government; Commonwealth gold medalist, two-time MLA from Jamui. Photo: X.
Shreyasi Singh, BJP leader and daughter of former Union Minister Digvijay Singh, was sworn in as a minister in the new NDA-led Bihar government during a ceremony held at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. She took oath along with 25 other leaders inducted into the expanded cabinet.
The list of ministers includes BJP’s Dilip Jaiswal and Mangal Pandey, along with JD(U)’s Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Lakhendra Kumar Raushan, Dr. Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deepak Prakash, and others.
Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th time. His swearing-in came a day after he staked claim to form the next government and was unanimously elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders Amit Shah and JP Nadda, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan, and chief ministers from at least seven states.
Shreyasi Singh, 34, is a celebrated sportsperson and a Commonwealth Games gold medalist. She is a two-time MLA from Jamui and has an illustrious career in shooting. Her achievements include:
Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast)
Silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow)
Bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games (team event)
Arjuna Award recipient
Former Olympian and the first sportsperson from Bihar to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics
Gold at the 61st National Shooting Championship
Shreyasi joined the BJP in 2020 and was fielded from Jamui the same year. She won by more than 41,000 votes, defeating RJD’s Vijay Prakash. In 2025, she again secured the seat, defeating RJD’s Mohammad Shamshad Alam.
According to Election Commission data, she won the Jamui Assembly seat in 2025 with 1,23,868 votes, recording a victory margin of 54,498 votes.
Shreyasi is seen as a close ally of Nitish Kumar and played a significant role in shaping the BJP-NDA’s political strategy in the state.
Zubair Amin is a Senior Journalist at NewsX with over seven years of experience in reporting and editorial work. He has written for leading national and international publications, including Foreign Policy Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Wire, Article 14, Mongabay, News9, among others. His primary focus is on international affairs, with a strong interest in US politics and policy. He also writes on West Asia, Indian polity, and constitutional issues. Zubair tweets at zubaiyr.amin
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