People, Positions and Obituaries · 4 April 2026

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on April 10.

Exam-focused facts from the 4 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on April 10.
  • Senior National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
  • Kumar will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah during his Delhi visit.
  • After the oath, Kumar will return to Patna and hold a meeting with Janata Dal (United) (JDU) leaders.
  • Kumar is likely to resign as Bihar chief minister on April 13.
  • He is expected to attend Parliament's three-day special session beginning April 16.
  • Deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary is among the frontrunners to succeed Kumar as chief minister.
  • JDU may get the deputy chief minister's post and could also demand the Speaker's post.