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Samrat Choudhary set to become Bihar's first BJP chief minister[Updated]

Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 18:45 · 1 min read
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Samrat Choudhary was formally sworn in as Chief Minister on April 15, 2026, with Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administering the oath of office at the Lok Bhawan in Patna. Choudhary had been elected leader of the BJP and NDA Legislature Parties on April 14, an hour after Nitish Kumar officially resigned — ending Kumar's decades-long tenure as Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister, who last week became a Rajya Sabha MP. JD(U) leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav were also sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers. Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar, who had been speculated as a possible Deputy CM, was not included, with reports indicating he is reluctant to take on the role before gaining political experience.

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Samrat Choudhary is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar (a populous state in northern India), marking the first time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will directly lead the state government. The development signals a significant political shift in Bihar, where the BJP has previously governed only as part of coalition arrangements led by other parties. The change is expected to reshape the balance of power in one of India's most electorally consequential states.

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