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Samrat Choudhary to become Bihar's first BJP CM after Nitish Kumar's resignation
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Following his March announcement and Rajya Sabha swearing-in on April 10, Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister on April 14, paving the way for BJP leader Samrat Choudhary to become the NDA legislature party leader. Choudhary met Governor Syed Ata Hasnain to stake his claim and is set to take oath on April 15, with JD(U)'s Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary as deputy chief ministers.
JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar will embark on a yatra across Bihar starting from West Champaran next month. A decision on any key party post will be taken only after the yatra, sources said. Nishant is viewed as the party's long-term leader but has not yet assumed any major role.
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At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured in a collision involving a bus, a truck, and a pickup van in Bihar's Katihar district on Saturday evening. The accident occurred at 6:30 p.m. on NH-31 in Kodha block. Superintendent of Police Shikhar Choudhary told reporters.
The ruling NDA secured a landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, winning 202 seats while the Mahagathbandhan slumped to 35. Under Nitish Kumar's leadership, BJP claimed 89 seats and JD(U) 85. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it as a triumph of development and good governance.
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Bihar's 2025 assembly election first phase recorded a historic 64.69% voter turnout across 121 seats on Thursday, up 8% from 56.1% in 2020. This marks the highest first-phase polling in the state's history. Political circles debate whether this surge signals anti-incumbency or support for the Nitish Kumar government.