Senior BJP leader and Deputy CM in the Nitish Kumar government, Samrat Choudhary to be appointed as the next CM of Bihar after he was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Bihar on Tuesday. Choudhary is likely to take oath on April 15 in Patna.
Following Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s resignation, the BJP Legislative Party Meeting took place today in presence of Shivraj Chouhan. Choudhary, the MLA from Tarapur, Munger, who also holds the Home Ministry portfolio in the Nitish Kumar cabinet, was elected by BJP MLAs with majority votes.
भारतीय जनता पार्टी के केंद्रीय नेतृत्व द्वारा मुझ पर विश्वास जताते हुए #भाजपा_बिहार_विधानमंडल_दल के #नेता का दायित्व सौंपने पर हृदय से आभार व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Samrat Choudhary (@samrat4bjp) April 14, 2026
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Samrat Choudhary’s appointment as the CM will mark a significant political shift in Bihar, as he will be the first-ever BJP CM. Despite being in alliance with the JD(U) for years, the BJP had never held the CM post before.
Nitish Kumar’s resignation also is the end of an era. As one of India’s longest-serving CMs, Kumar stayed Bihar CM for over 20 years for multiple terms.
Samrat Choudhary, born as Rakesh Kumar in 1968, is the son of former RJD minister Shakuni Choudhary. He began his career with the Rashtriya Janata Dal before joining the BJP in 2018. He belongs to the Kushwaha (Koeri) community and has been the BJP’s prominent face among OBC groups.
