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Samrat sworn in as Bihar CM with two deputies from JD(U)
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|April 16, 2026
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary was on Wednesday sworn in as the 24th chief minister of Bihar, along with two deputy chief ministers from the Janata Dal (United) in a low-key ceremony in Patna.
A three-time MLA, Choudhary became the first BJP chief minister of Bihar. Along with him, Vijay Kumar Choudhary, a seven-time MLA, and Bijendra Prasad Yadav, a nine-time MLA, were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers. Governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office.
This story is from the April 16, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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