At a glance
| Office | Chief Minister of Bihar |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Tarapur (Munger) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Born | 16 November 1968, Lakhanpur, Munger |
| Education | Madurai Kamaraj University |
| In office since | 15 April 2026 |
Samrat Choudhary is the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar and the first from the Bharatiya Janata Party. A grassroots politician from Munger, he has spent more than three decades in public life, in government and in opposition, in the Assembly and the Legislative Council.
Early life and education
He was born on 16 November 1968 in Lakhanpur village, Munger district, to Shakuni Choudhary and Parvati Devi, both of whom served the people of the region as legislators. Public life was part of the household from his earliest years. He studied at Madurai Kamaraj University. He is married to Mamta Kumari, and they have a son and a daughter.
Public life
He entered politics in the early 1990s and became a minister in 1999, holding Horticulture and Weights and Measures. He was elected MLA from Parbatta in 2000 and again in 2010, when he also served as chief whip of the opposition. In 2014 he became Minister of Urban Development and Housing. After joining the BJP in 2017 he rose quickly: state vice-president in 2018, Minister of Panchayati Raj from 2021 to 2022, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 2022 to 2023, and state BJP president from March 2023. He served as Deputy Chief Minister from January 2024, presenting the state’s ₹2.79 lakh crore budget and approving more than 30,000 new government posts as Finance Minister, and as Home Minister from November 2025.
As Chief Minister
Since taking office on 15 April 2026 he has put welfare delivery, jobs and law and order at the centre of government: public welfare camps in all 534 blocks, pensions of ₹1,100 paid on the 10th of every month, one crore Lakhpati Didis, a model school in every block, a medical college in every district, an MSME Technology Centre and a ₹6,000 crore steel plant in Gaya, and the Police Didi scheme for the safety of girl students. His stated goal is a Developed Bihar by 2037, the state’s 125th year.