PATNA, May 6 -- Hours before the expansion of the Samrat cabinet, which would happen around Thursday noon, the buzz around former chief minister and Rajya Sabha member Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar gathered momentum in Bihar, with party leaders saying there was a greater possibility that he could be inducted.

However, there was no official confirmation till filing of this report, with senior leaders waiting for the endorsement from Nitish Kumar to officially announce the name, which could happen late night or Thursday morning.

The significant political development started early in the day as JD(U) working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha and Union minister Lalan Singh reached Nitish Kumar's residence at 7 Circular Road in ...