Government Schemes and Policy · 15 April 2026

Samrat Choudhary to be sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister

Exam-focused facts from the 15 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Samrat Choudhary was unanimously elected leader of the NDA legislative party.
  • Choudhary will take oath as Chief Minister of Bihar.
  • Nitish Kumar proposed Choudhary’s name and gave his blessings in the NDA legislative party meeting.
  • The BJP is the single largest party in the 243-member Bihar assembly with 89 MLAs.
  • The NDA has 202 members in the Bihar assembly.

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