Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as Bihar’s 21st Chief Minister, becoming BJP’s first in the state and ending Nitish Kumar’s long tenure. Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath in Patna. JDU leaders Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav became deputies, marking a major political shift and expanding BJP’s footprint in key Hindi heartland states.