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With Nitish Kumar stepping down as Chief Minister, Bihar is entering a new political phase that strengthens the role of the Bharatiya Janata Party within the NDA alliance. His exit raises questions over the future of the "Nitish model" of caste balance and welfare-driven governance, particularly his outreach to women and backward communities. While the BJP-led government under Samrat Choudhary is expected to continue key policies, the JD(U)s influence is likely to shift toward organisational consolidation at the grassroots level amid concerns over preserving Nitish Kumars political legacy.

Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as Bihars Chief Minister, becoming the first BJP leader to hold the post, with Vijay Choudhary and Bijendra Yadav appointed as deputy CMs. Senior leaders including Nitish Kumar attended the ceremony. Choudhary, who currently holds key portfolios including home, has called for a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and stressed continuity in governance, with a cabinet expansion planned later.

As Samrat Choudhary takes charge as Bihar's first BJP Chief Minister, there is a debate over the state's prohibition policy, brought in by Nitish Kumar. There is an increasing call for revoking the liquor ban and the buzz has intensified amid Choudhary's swearing-in.

Samrat Choudhary's elevation as Bihar's Chief Minister, replacing Nitish Kumar, marks a major political shift with the BJP taking direct control of the state government.

Bihar CM Oath Ceremony: Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar CM, marking BJP's first leadership of the state as Nitish Kumar exits after nearly two decades in power.

Nitish Kumar, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP, relinquished the chief minister's post on Tuesday, dissolving his Cabinet in which Choudhary was a deputy chief minister and held the crucial home portfolio.

The popular narrative that Nitish Kumar gave away Bihar to BJP by stepping into the Rajya Sabha and allowing Samrat Choudhary to occupy the chief minister's chair is superficial

Sources said another reason why BJP leader Samrat Choudhary made the cut was because he held meaty and crucial portfolios like the finance and home departments

One of Nitish Kumar's conditions for stepping down was being able to pick the next CM. His endorsement of Choudhary is shaped by both trust and arithmetic

Nitish Kumar has resigned from the post of Bihar's Chief Minister today after serving Bihar for more than a decade. After his resignation, the strong CM contenders include BJP's Samrat Choudhary and the JDU's Nishant Kumar, Nitish Kumar's son will unlikely be the next Bihar CM.