BJP’s Samrat Choudhary set to take oath as Bihar CM; two JD(U) leaders likely as Deputy CMs

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar congratulates Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary connected being elected arsenic the Leader of the BJP Legislative Party successful Bihar during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislators meeting, successful Patna. | Photo Credit: ANI

The recently elected person of ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person Samrat Choudhary volition beryllium sworn-in arsenic the adjacent Chief Minister of Bihar connected Wednesday (April 15, 2026), marking an extremity of implicit a decades-long governmental epoch of outgoing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Two elder leaders from Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) — Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary — are besides apt to beryllium sworn successful arsenic Deputy CMs of the State.

There were talks and speculation earlier that Nishant Kumar, lad of Nitish Kumar, who joined JD-U recently, mightiness instrumentality an oath arsenic 1 of the Dy CMs of the State. However, helium is reluctant to don the station earlier gaining immoderate governmental experience.

Published - April 15, 2026 10:48 americium IST

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