Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 15 April 2026 at Lok Bhavan, Patna. He became the first BJP leader to hold the top post in Bihar.
- Earlier, Nitish Kumar resigned as CM after being elected to the Rajya Sabha.
- Samrat Choudhary was unanimously elected leader of the NDA legislature party.
- Samrat Choudhary is an MLA from Tarapur.
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the largest party in the 243-member Bihar Assembly with 89 MLAs.
