Overview
- Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in to the Rajya Sabha on Friday, April 10, and sources say he will resign as chief minister soon after returning to Patna.
- He is expected to travel to Delhi on April 9 for Upper House formalities and may meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during the visit.
- A state notification issued March 30 confirmed he will retain Z-plus security after leaving office, which is India’s top-tier cover with a large team of armed personnel and round-the-clock protection.
- JD(U) leaders meet Sunday, April 6, to set their strategy, and the NDA legislature party is slated to gather on Monday, April 14, to select the next chief minister.
- The BJP, which finished as the largest party in the 2025 Assembly, is expected to press its claim for the top post, with Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary and Union minister Nityanand Rai widely discussed, while many JD(U) MLAs push for Nitish’s son Nishant to take a leading role and new posters in Patna bill him as “future CM.”