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JD U appoints Shrawon Kumar as Bihar legislative leader after legislators empower Nitish Kumar
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
A seventh term MLA gets the top party role
JD(U) has named Shrawon Kumar as its legislative party leader in Bihar, following a move by party legislators to authorize national president Nitish Kumar to make the appointment. Kumar, a long-time associate of Nitish Kumar and a seventh-term MLA from Nalanda, is from the Kurmi community, a significant OBC group in Bihar.
- Shrawon Kumar appointed JD(U) legislative party leader in Bihar
- Legislators authorized Nitish Kumar to make the appointment
- Kumar is a seventh-term MLA from Nalanda
- He belongs to the influential Kurmi OBC community
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