Patna,(BiharTimes): Ram Balak Mahto would succeed P K Shahi as the new Advocate General of Bihar. Shahi was on Friday inducted into the new Nitish Kumar government and would be looking after Human Development portfolio.

This is the third time that Mahto will be serving as the Advocate General. Earlier he held this post during the Lalu-Rabri era. Shahi had worked as his junior counsel then.