Samrat Choudhary was elected leader, and Vijay Sinha as deputy leader of the BJP legislative party.

Patna, November 19, 2025: Political developments intensified in Bihar on Wednesday as the BJP legislative party, in its meeting held in Patna, elected Samrat Choudhary as its leader and Vijay Sinha s the deputy leader.

This comes a day after the JDU unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as its legislative party leader.

Samrat Choudhary is likely to retain his Deputy CM post:

With these selections, it is now almost certain, according to the political experts and party sources, that Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha will take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers in the new government.

The BJP’s decision also puts an end to week-long speculation that the party might be bringing in new faces or even a woman MLA for the Deputy CM post.

The BJP, which emerged as the largest party in this Assembly election, winning 89 out of 101 seats it contested, has reaffirmed its trust in both Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, who have been key organizational and legislative figures in the party.

After being elected leader of the BJP legislative party, Samrat Choudhary said, “I express my gratitude to the party leadership and all MLAs for giving me the opportunity to lead the party again. The party has shown trust in us, and we will strive to live up to expectations.”

Vijay Sinha, elected as deputy leader, said, “I thank the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister and the party’s national president for their confidence in me.”

Nitish Kumar to take oath on November 20:

With both major NDA constituents finalizing their legislative leadership, preparations are complete for the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar, who will take oath as Chief Minister for the 10^th time on November 20 at Gandhi Maidan, Patna.

The ceremony, being held at the historic ground after a 10-year gap, will begin at 1 pm, with Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administering the oath at 1.30 pm.

Ministers in the new cabinet will also be sworn in thereafter. Public entry will start from 10 am.

The event is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, several Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states and other dignitaries.

Special security and traffic arrangements have been put in place from Patna Airport to Gandhi Maidan in view of the VVIP arrivals.

Also Read: Nitish Kumar elected JDU legislative party leader ahead of swearing-in ceremony on November 20.

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