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Bihar govt formation: Nitish elected JD(U) legislative party leader, BJP picks Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Sinha

IANS | November 19, 2025 02:48 PM

PATNA: Contrary to murmurs of surprises in store in the new Bihar government, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has chosen to stick to the "trinity" under whom the coalition achieved one of its biggest mandates and crossed the 200-mark in the 243-member Assembly.

On Wednesday, the JD(U), with 85 legislators, elected Nitish Kumar as its legislative party leader. The BJP, with 89 lawmakers, chose Samrat Choudhury as its legislative party leader and Vijay Kumar Sinha as deputy leader.

This sets the stage for the next government formation in Bihar, which is likely to take place on Thursday.

At the BJP legislative party meeting, Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Kumar Sinha were elected as the Leader and Deputy leader, respectively.

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