Janata Dal-United’s Ram Nath Thakur, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP and the son of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, is set to take oath as a Union Minister in Narendra Modi’s third NDA government.
He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the opportunity to serve as a minister.
Thakur said, “On behalf of my family, my party, I express my gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar… I express my gratitude to them for including a small person like me in the Union Cabinet. He (PM Modi in the meeting) said that we will work on the path of development with dedication towards the people of the country.”