Patna: Nitish Kumar has been unanimously selected as the leader of the NDA Legislature Party in Bihar, facilitating his return as chief minister following the alliance’s significant victory in the state elections. He is expected to meet the Governor soon to formally assert his claim to form the new government and is likely to be sworn in on Thursday. This decision was made during a meeting of NDA legislators on Wednesday, where leaders from all alliance partners provided letters of support for Kumar. The JD(U) chief had previously been appointed as the leader of his party’s legislature group, while the BJP selected Samrat Choudhary as its Legislature Party leader and Vijay Sinha as his deputy.
With the NDA achieving a strong mandate, the government formation process has accelerated, placing Kumar once again at the forefront of the state’s ruling coalition.