Nitish Kumar had made it mandatory in 2010 for Bihar ministers to declare assets annually.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's assets include cows and calves worth over 1 lakh, his office has declared, however the Janata Dal (United) chief's son and his deputy are both richer than him, the records show. According to the details of assets declared by the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues for 2016, Nitish Kumar's only son Nishant Kumar has assets worth Rs 1.11 crore, making him richer than his father, whose total assets are worth Rs 56 lakh only, including cash, bank deposits, a Ford car, an exercise bicycle and a flat in Delhi.
According to the declaration, Mr Kumar owns 10 cows and five calves worth Rs 1.45 lakh. But officials were reluctant to give the exact location of his cattle shed, saying, "The cattle may be at 7, Circular Road residence, which was allotted to him as the former Chief Minister in 2014."
"Many people do not know that Nitish Kumar also owns cows and calves like Lalu and Rabri do," a senior JD(U) leader said. Both former Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi are well known for their love for cows. They own dozens of cows and calves for years. Most his cattle are at the Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD chief's cattle shed in Danapur town on Patna's outskirts.
The ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar has the RJD and the Congress as the partners of Nitish Kumar's JD-U. Lalu's two sons -- elder Tej Pratap Yadav is the Bihar Health Minister and younger Tejaswi Yadav the Deputy Chief Minister.
Nitish Kumar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav is also richer than him in terms of movable and immovable assets. He owns commercial and residential plots and agricultural land and other assets valued at Rs 1.28 crore. Tejaswi Yadav, however, has no vehicle.
His elder brother Tej Pratap has assets of Rs 1.24 crore, including land, a BMW car worth Rs 29 lakh and a motorcycle worth Rs 15 lakh.
The Chief Minister has since 2010 made it mandatory for himself and his ministers to declare their assets annually by December 31.
(With inputs from IANS)