India, May 7 -- For the first time since 2015, a Bihar cabinet without Nitish Kumar at the helm is taking shape- a transition that has intensified speculation over the composition of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister Samrat Choudhary's team.

According to a senior Janata Dal (United) leader, Kumar's son Nishant Kumar has finally made up his mind to become part of the government and is likely to take oath during Thursday's cabinet expansion.

"Nishant, who had so far avoided taking any formal political or governmental role despite growing speculation over his future, recently conveyed his willingness to play a more active role . Discussions are also underway on creating an informal "core team" around him within the cabinet struct...