Beneath the euphoria, Bihar’s first BJP Chief Minister faces several significant challenges

Several challenges look elder Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person successful Bihar and recently sworn-in Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary besides known arsenic Rakesh Kumar, who was till precocious the Deputy Chief Minister successful the erstwhile Nitish Kumar government. Uniquely for the Hindi heartland, the BJP debuted successful Bihar successful 1980 but has ne'er been successful powerfulness connected its ain successful the State. Mr. Choudhary, 57, is the saffron party’s archetypal CM successful 46 years successful Bihar.

His enactment colleagues expressed delight successful having their ain CM astatine Mr. Choudhary’s swearing-in connected Wednesday (April 15, 2026). “In the bade bhai, chote bhai (elder brother, younger brother) relationship, we are present bade bhai successful the existent sense,” BJP supporters were heard saying connected the enactment office here, referring to playing 2nd fiddle to the the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) successful the State, though sources said they had been told not to observe the juncture publicly.