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Nitish Kumar Resigns, Samrat Chaudhary elected as leader of BJP’s Legislative Group
Nitish Kumar has resigned as Bihar CM after joining Rajya Sabha; BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary is set to become Bihar’s first BJP chief minister, with oath on 15 April 2026.
He is been elected as a leader of BJP’s Legislative group formal announcement will be done after the meeting of core groups of NDA.
Bihar’s political landscape is undergoing a historic shift as veteran Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has stepped down from the post, paving the way for the BJP’s first ever CM in the state. Samrat Chaudhary, the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, is the frontrunner to take over as the new head of the state government.
Nitish Kumar steps down
Nitish Kumar, who led Bihar for nearly two decades, chaired his last cabinet meeting on 14 April 2026 and then submitted his resignation to the Bihar Governor.
Earlier, he had been elected to the Rajya Sabha and formally resigned from the Bihar Legislative Council, completing the constitutional formalities required before relinquishing the chief‑ministership.
Who is the next CM?
Samrat Chaudhary will be sworn in as Bihar’s new Chief Minister on 15 April 2026 at Patna’s Lok Bhavan. This will mark the BJP’s first CM in Bihar, ending Nitish Kumar–led JD(U)’s long dominance while reinforcing the BJP‑led NDA’s grip on the state’s executive.
Central BJP’s role
The BJP has appointed former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the party’s observer for Bihar to oversee the smooth transition and the swearing‑in ceremony.
Observers see this move as a signal that the central leadership wants to closely manage Bihar’s power shift, especially ahead of upcoming state and national elections.
Who is Samrat Choudhary ?
Samrat Choudhary is a senior BJP leader from Bihar who is being projected as the next Chief Minister of the state in 2026.
He comes from the Koeri (OBC) community and has held several key roles in Bihar politics, including Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, where he presented one of the largest budgets in Bihar’s history (over ₹2.79 lakh crore) and highlighted double‑digit state‑growth figures.
Choudhary began his career with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), then moved to Janata Dal (United), and finally joined the BJP in 2017, after which he rose rapidly through the party ranks, becoming BJP Bihar president and later Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in the state.
What this means for Bihar
The change in CM comes just after Nitish Kumar’s record‑breaking era, during which he completed multiple tenures and built a strong image as a “development‑focused” leader.
For the new CM , there will definetly be the new challenges and the immediate focus will likely be to focus on law and order, infrastructure, and employment schemes, with the new CM the people of Bihar is expecting that he outline his priorities for the development of the state.
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