Ministers in Bihar seem to have a penchant for allowing the presence of their close relatives at official events.
The new 'Mahagathbandhan' Government in the State is embarrassed over photographs, clicked a few days ago, in which Minister for Environment, Forestry and Climate change Tej Pratap Yadav is seen along with his brother-in-law at a meeting with department officials.
According to department sources who did not wish to be named, Shailesh Kumar, who is married to Yadav's eldest sister Misa Bharti, a Rajya Sabha MP herself, had come to the office on Wednesday to congratulate his wife's younger brother upon securing a cabinet berth.
Yadav, never known to be a stickler for norms, asked the brother-in-law to take a seat beside him until the meeting was over and the two could have a chat, they said.
However, the mercurial leader also ended up sharing pictures of the meeting on Twitter and the BJP, sore over the sudden loss of power, pounced on the opportunity.