Samrat Choudhary, who is the Bihar deputy chief minister, is set to take over as Bihar Chief Minister. He will be the first BJP chief minister of the state.
Bihar deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will take oath as the new CM of the state on Wednesday, a senior minister said in Patna.
His statement came after Choudhary was elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance legislature party on Tuesday.
Key Points
- Samrat Choudhary, who is the Bihar deputy chief minister, is set to take over as Bihar chief minister
- He will replace Janata Dal-United Nitish Kumar, who resigned as chief minister earlier in the day.
- After he was elected BJP legislature party leader, Samrat Choudhary expressed his deep gratitude to the party's central leadership
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.
"Choudhary has been unanimously elected as Leader of the NDA Legislative party," Union Minister Nityanand Rai said after the meeting attended by all MLAs of the alliance partners.
"Samart Choudhary jee will now take the oath as the next CM of Bihar on Wednesday," Bihar minister Ram Kripal Yadav told reporters after the NDA legislative party meeting in which Nitish Kumar was present.
Choudhary later said Kumar himself proposed his name in the NDA Legislative Party meeting and gave his blessings.
"The caravan of Bihar's development will continue to advance. With the trust of all the esteemed leaders of the NDA, we will take Bihar's development, progress, and good governance to new heights with renewed energy," Choudhay said in a post on X.
Earlier in the day, the newly-elected leader of the BJP legislature party in Bihar, Samrat Choudhary, met Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) at Lok Bhavan on Tuesday and staked a claim to form the government in the state
Samrat Choudhary is set to take over as Bihar chief minister. He will be the first BJP chief minister of the state.
He will replace Janata Dal-United Nitish Kumar, who resigned as Chief Minister earlier in the day. Nitish Kumar took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha on April 10. BJP and JD-U are the leading partners of the coalition government in the state.
Bihar minister Dilip Jaiswal on Tuesday announced that an NDA legislative meeting will be held soon.
After he was elected BJP legislature party leader, Samrat Choudhary expressed his deep gratitude to the party's central leadership and described his new role as a "sacred opportunity" to serve the people of the state.
He also lauded the role of Nitish Kumar, saying he has taught a lot of things in terms of governance and that the Viksit Bharat vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that of prosperous Bihar by Nitish Kumar will make the state prosperous.
"I express my heartfelt gratitude to the central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party for reposing their trust in me by assigning the responsibility of Leader of the BJP Bihar Legislative Party. This is not merely a position for me, but a sacred opportunity to serve the people of Bihar, to fulfill their trust and dreams. I pledge to live up to the expectations of one and all with complete dedication, commitment, and integrity," Choudhary said.
"Under the able leadership of the country's esteemed Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji and the guidance of the honorable National President Shri @NitinNabin ji, I will remain continuously committed to taking Bihar to new heights of development, good governance, and prosperity. Your affection, blessings, and cooperation are my greatest strength. Jai Bihar, Jai Bharat!" he added.
Choudharyalso talked to reporters and said the BJP had given him several opportunities.
"In my life, the BJP gave me several opportunities to serve. I have been working as a political worker for about 30 years, but there was no ideology by my side earlier. I have worked for the BJP since 2015...I assure the PM, HM, party's national president, general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and party president Sanjay Saraogi that the ideology of the BJP - we will continue to take up the work of considering India before everything else and considering it the best, and prioritising the party," he said.
"Nitish Kumar taught a lot of things - how the govt is run, how good governance will be established in Bihar and what is good for democracy in Bihar...The vision of Viksit Bharat of PM Modi and that of prosperous Bihar by Nitish Kumar - together we will make Bihar prosperous and make the country developed," he added.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin congratulated Choudhary on being elected as the leader of the NDA legislature party.
"I am fully confident that under the guidance of the esteemed Prime Minister Narendra Modi Jee and your able leadership, Bihar will further advance on the path of progress, prosperity, and self-reliance, infusing new energy and momentum into the resolve of 'Vikshit Bihar, 2047," Nabin said in an X post. -- With ANI inputs
