JD(U) has decided to give the Chief Minister’s post in Bihar to BJP, saying the move reciprocates support the alliance partner had provided earlier. The new government, led by Samrat Choudhary, will seek a vote of confidence, with the NDA holding a strong majority. The administration plans to continue along Nitish Kumar’s governance lines.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says the NDA seat-sharing deal for the upcoming assembly elections is finished. BJP, AGP, UPPL and BPF have finalized their contest plan, and state leadership will submit the candidate list soon to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The 126-member election is expected in March-April after recent delimitation.
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Bihar’s new NDA government won a key trust vote in the assembly, with Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary securing a comfortable majority. The outcome signals a smooth political transition as the state moves beyond the Nitish Kumar era. Observers see Choudhary’s rise as a generational shift, consolidating the coalition’s strength and credibility right from the start.
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary won the trust vote comfortably in the 243-member Assembly, signaling the NDA’s unity after the political transition triggered by Nitish Kumar’s resignation. The session featured a sharp exchange with Samrat Choudhary and Tejashwi Yadav, but the CM secured support to formally consolidate his position as Bihar’s leadership reset concludes.
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