India, Feb. 26 -- Seven new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were sworn in as ministers in Nitish Kumar's government on Wednesday.

Bihar governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to the new ministers at the Raj Bhawan, with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, deputy chief ministers, Vidhan Sabha speaker, Legislative Council chairman, and other dignitaries in attendance.

Nitish Kumar met BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday and made the final decision on the cabinet expansion, just ahead of the Budget session starting Friday.

Although at least one Janata Dal (United), JD(U) minister was expected to be included, all the seven new ministers are from the BJP.

In the 243-member Bihar assembly, the maximum number of minist...