Samrat Choudhary meets guv, stakes claim to form govt

Patna : Bharatiya Janata Party's Samrat Choudhary has met Bihar Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) at Lok Bhavan on Tuesday and staked claim to form the government in the state.

Samrat Choudhary's election as BJP legislature party leader signals a significant shift in Bihar politics, positioning him to succeed Nitish Kumar as the next Chief Minister.

Samrat Choudhary elected as BJP legislature party leader in Bihar. Choudhary's election follows Nitish Kumar's resignation as Chief Minister.

BJP is the largest party in the Bihar assembly with 89 MLAs. Shivraj Singh Chouhan oversaw the election as central observer.

Choudhary is expected to become the next Chief Minister of Bihar as the NDA legislature party leader.
Bihar deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is set to be the state's first CM of the Bharatiya Janata Party after he was elected the BJP legislature party leader on Tuesday.

Nitish Kumar, who heads the Janata Dal-United and became a Rajya Sabha MP last week, resigned as the chief minister earlier in the day.

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, whom the BJP parliamentary board named central observer for the legislature party leader's election, said, "Samrat Choudhary was unanimously elected as the BJP's legislature party leader."

The BJP is the single largest party in the 243-strong Bihar assembly with 89 MLAs.

Choudhary expressed gratitude to the central leadership of the BJP for entrusting him with the responsibility of Leader of the BJP's legislature party in Bihar.

"For me, this is not merely a position, but an opportunity to serve the people of Bihar and to fulfill their trust and aspirations. I resolve to live up to the expectations of every citizen with complete dedication, commitment, and integrity," he said in a post on X.

"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Jee and the guidance of our national president Nitin Nabin Jee, I will continuously strive to take Bihar to new heights of development, good governance, and prosperity," he wrote.

Choudhary joined the BJP in 2017 after spending around 12 years in the RJD and JD-U.

The BJP MLA from Tarapur will now be elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance legislature party.