- By Raju Kumar
- Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:08 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Samrat Choudhary News: After being elected as the leader of the NDA Legislature Party, BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary on Tuesday submitted his claim to form the government to Governor Syed Ata Hasnain. He informed the development in an Instagram post.
Choudhary wrote, "With the trust and support of the people, Bihar will move forward towards a new chapter of development, good governance, and prosperity." Earlier, in another post, Samrat expressed his gratitude to the party's national leadership.
"I express my heartfelt gratitude to the BJP's central leadership for reposing their faith in me and entrusting me with the responsibility of the leader of the BJP Bihar Legislature Party. This is not just a position for me, but a sacred opportunity to serve the people of Bihar, fulfilling their trust and dreams. I pledge to live up to their expectations with complete loyalty, dedication, and honesty," he stated.
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How Choudhary Excelled His Political Career
It has been a chequered political journey for Choudhary, who began his political career as a minister in Bihar nearly three decades ago, only to be removed by the then Governor following allegations about his eligibility. Things seem to have come full circle for the 57-year-old leader, whose meteoric rise in the BJP after joining it nine years ago culminated in becoming the party's first chief minister in the state.
Choudhary, earlier known as Rakesh Kumar, had first hit headlines in 1999, when the then chief minister Rabri Devi inducted him into her cabinet. The cabinet berth for Samrat Choudhary was said to have been a reward for his parents, Shakuni and Parvati Devi, MP and MLA respectively of Samata Party, who had agreed to shift their loyalty to RJD.
In 2005, the RJD lost power to the JD(U)-BJP combine, but Choudhary remained with the RJD and was appointed as the chief whip of the party five years later. By 2014, Choudhary seemed to have been disenchanted with the RJD, and he led a split in the party and joined the JD(U) government, then headed by Jitan Ram Manjhi. Manjhi stepped down months later after Nitish Kumar, his patron, decided to make a comeback as the chief minister. This caused Choudhary to lose his ministerial berth.
In 2017, he joined the BJP, and, by virtue of being a Koeri, a powerful OBC group which the party has always sought to woo, rose to become the state vice president a year later.
Choudhary then transformed from a staunch critic of Nitish Kumar, while the JD(U) supremo was out of the NDA, to a trusted aide of the alliance partner whose backing was vital for his own rise to the top.
(With PTI inputs)