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Picked by BJP as Its Leader, Samrat Choudhary Set to Take Oath as Bihar CM Tomorrow
Nitish Kumar resigned after 21 years in office, and the BJP, with 89 seats, is set to lead Bihar for the first time.
- On Tuesday, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary was elected as the Leader of the BJP Legislative Party, paving the way for his elevation as the state's first-ever BJP Chief Minister.
- Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain accepted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation today, ending the leader's 21-year tenure and triggering the succession.
- The BJP's strategic emphasis on consolidating the OBC vote bank drove Choudhary's elevation; he previously served as Home Minister following the NDA's landslide victory in last year's Assembly elections.
- BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha congratulated Choudhary for his "new responsibility," signaling support for the transition within the NDA coalition.
- The BJP enters this transition as the state's single largest party, holding 89 seats after the 2025 Assembly elections, while Choudhary won the Tarapur constituency by over 45,000 votes.
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Picked by BJP as its leader, Samrat Choudhary set to take oath as Bihar CM tomorrow
Elected leader of the BJP Legislative Party once again, at its meeting, defying all speculation, on Tuesday, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will become the first Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.
Nitish Kumar has bid farewell to power in Bihar after nearly 21 years. The BJP has appointed Samrat Chaudhary as his successor. By his own account, Nitish Kumar has done everything he could in Bihar. But something always remains.
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