Nitish Kumar to Resign as Bihar CM; BJP to Get First Chief Minister in Bihar
JD(U) President Nitish Kumar departed for Delhi to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member, signaling his impending resignation as Bihar Chief Minister. The BJP is expected to name its first-ever Chief Minister in Bihar, with the new government likely to be sworn in at Raj Bhawan on April 15 or 16. Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary has already been warning officials against red-tapism, indicating the transition is well underway. This marks the end of Nitish Kumar's long tenure as Bihar CM, spanning multiple terms since 2005.
Key Facts & Details
7 points- 1Nitish Kumar to resign as Bihar CM after taking Rajya Sabha oath
- 2BJP set to get its first-ever Chief Minister in Bihar
- 3New government expected to be sworn in by April 15-16
Deep Dive
- +Nitish Kumar has served as Bihar CM across multiple terms since 2005, with party-switching between BJP and RJD alliances
- +JD(U) is part of the NDA coalition at both Centre and state levels
- +The JD(U) released a 24-member national executive list with Nitish Kumar as party president
- +Bihar's political landscape has been dominated by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav's families for decades
Exam Focus
Likely MCQ: Who will be Bihar's first BJP Chief Minister? → Follow-up question for future exams
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Important for Polity: State politics, coalition dynamics, and CM transitions.
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Background & Context
Nitish Kumar has been one of India's most prominent state leaders, serving as Bihar Chief Minister across multiple non-consecutive terms since November 2005. He is the president of Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], which has alternated its alliance between the BJP-led NDA and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan multiple times.
Notably, Nitish Kumar joined the RJD-Congress alliance (Mahagathbandhan) in 2022, only to switch back to the NDA in January 2024, rejoining the BJP coalition. This pattern of alliance-switching has been a defining feature of Bihar politics.
Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary (BJP) and Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP) have been serving alongside Nitish Kumar. The transition to a BJP CM would be historically significant as Bihar has been led by socialist or regional party leaders for most of the post-Emergency era.
The Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of India's Parliament, with members elected by state legislative assemblies. It has 245 members — 233 elected and 12 nominated by the President.
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1 / 3Since which year has Nitish Kumar been serving as Bihar CM (first term)?
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