Following this victory, he was made a minister in Fifth and Sixth Nitish Kumar cabinet and was assigned education ministry.

[8] During his tenure as education minister, Verma worked for ensuring error free conduction of Bihar Board examination, which was prone to various mismanagements.

[9] In 2018, Verma as education minister ordered inquiry against a government run school of Lalganj, which was alleged for segregating students in different sections on the basis of caste and religion.

[10] However, in the end of his term in education ministry, the issue of contract teachers caused sentiment of anti-incumbency against the government.

[11] Though, in his tenure, vacancy for primary teachers were announced in an effort to create more jobs in public sector, the finalisation of this project couldn't be done until the end of his term as minister.