Overview
- Samrat Choudhary, who was elected BJP legislature party leader Tuesday, took the oath as Bihar chief minister on Wednesday at Raj Bhavan in Patna.
- Nitish Kumar resigned Tuesday after moving to the Rajya Sabha, dissolved his cabinet, and said he would offer full cooperation to the new government.
- The NDA’s comfortable majority in the 243-seat Assembly underpinned a smooth handover after BJP and alliance lawmakers endorsed Choudhary as their leader and he staked claim with Governor Syed Ata Hasnain.
- JD(U) leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav were sworn in as deputy chief ministers, signaling continuity in the alliance’s power-sharing.
- This creates Bihar’s first BJP-led government and elevates Choudhary, an OBC leader from the Koeri community, with cabinet picks and early priorities on development and law and order expected next.