NDA to decide next Bihar CM after April 10: Bihar BJP President
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will decide the next Bihar Chief Minister after Incumbent CM Nitish Kumar takes oath in the Rajya Sabha on April 10, said Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday.
Saraogi noted that Nitish Kumar, who quit as legislative council member last week after his Rajya Sabha win, will take oath on April 10.
“Post-oath, BJP and NDA central leaders will elect their leader, with Nitish Kumar involved,” he told reporters Sunday.
“The Chief Minister, our Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership and the NDA will sit together and take a decision on this,” he said.
The development comes amid heightened political activity in Bihar, as the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar earlier resigned as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), marking the next major political transition as he prepares to assume office in the Rajya Sabha after being elected earlier last month.
On March 5, the 75-year-old Nitish Kumar shared a heartfelt message announcing his Rajya Sabha move.
He voiced his long-held wish to serve in both Bihar’s legislature and Parliament, pledged to build a “developed Bihar,” and offered “cooperation and guidance” to the new government.
The NDA welcomed the decision, praising his return to parliamentary politics.
Earlier, Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha also made similar remarks, saying, “Bihar’s NDA government will stay strong. In NDA, there’s no elder or younger brother, just brothers.”
He added, “We’ll decide when the post is vacant. Everyone knows the process. No rush, NDA will continue ruling Bihar.”