Samrat Choudhary took the oath of office and secrecy as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar in Patna on 15 April 2026. He is the first Bharatiya Janata Party leader to hold the post.
Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav were sworn in alongside him as Deputy Chief Ministers. The BJP, the largest party in the 243-member Assembly with 89 MLAs, had elected him leader of its legislature party.
The Chief Minister holds General Administration, Home, Cabinet Secretariat, Civil Aviation, Vigilance and Elections. He was previously Deputy Chief Minister from January 2024 and Home Minister from November 2025.
Source: patnapress.com