BJP leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar, becoming the first from the party to hold the post. The oath was administered by Governor Syed Ata Hasnain in Patna. The development follows the resignation of Nitish Kumar, who stepped down a day earlier (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2026-04-15 12:46 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) administered the oath of office and secrecy to Choudhry as chief minister and to JD(U)'s Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav as members of the Council of Ministers at the Lok Bhawan
Nitish Kumar, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP, relinquished the chief minister's post on Tuesday, dissolving his cabinet in which Choudhary was a deputy chief minister and held the crucial home portfolio
Choudhary, who joined the BJP in 2017, was named the legislative party leader on Tuesday in the presence of top functionaries like BJP chief Nitin Nabin and Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, whom the parliamentary board had named as "central observer" for the transition
Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that the new NDA government in the state will fulfil public expectations and accelerate development under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Speaking to reporters in Patna, Chirag Paswan noted that the leaders in Bihar would miss Nitish Kumar's presence in the state as he moves into a new role as JD(U)'s Rajya Sabha MP
Top leaders of the ruling NDA in Bihar, which comprises the BJP, JD(U) and three other parties, attended the ceremony.
