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‘How are you keeping unelected minister?’ Supreme Court questions Bihar
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The Indian Express
Deepak Prakash, son of RLM leader Upendra Kushwaha, was first appointed Bihar's Panchayati Raj Minister in November 2025 despite not being a legislator, and was reappointed in May 2026 after Samrat Choudhary became chief minister.
(Deepak Prakash/X)The Supreme Court Thursday questioned how the Bihar government could retain a minister who has remained unelected beyond the six-month constitutional limit and asked the state to explain its position.
A three-judge bench, presided over by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, was hearing a request to fix a date for hearing a plea challenging the appointment of Deepak Prakash as Panchayati Raj Minister in Bihar for the second time, without having been elected as an Assembly member.
How are you retaining a minister beyond 6 months when he is not elected?”
CJI Kant asked the counsel appearing for the Bihar Government.