NEW DELHI ,6 March 2026 : Bihar is likely to get a Chief Minister from the BJP as Janata Dal (United)’s Nitish Kumar, who held the top post for a record ten times, decided to step down to contest the Rajya Sabha polls.
This will be the first time ever that a leader from the BJP would get the chief ministerial post in the state, which has mostly seen members of the JD(U) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal at the helm.
According to sources, there will be one Deputy Chief Minister in Bihar, with Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant, likely to take over the post. If elected, it will mark his political debut.
15 ministers from the JD(U) are likely to be inducted into the new Bihar Cabinet, sources said.
Two ministers from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Party), and one each from the Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustani Awam Morcha are also likely to be a part of the Cabinet, sources added.
Nitish Kumar, who served as Bihar’s longest-tenured Chief Minister for over two decades, filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday. This comes just four months after he was sworn in for a record 10th term as Chief Minister of Bihar.
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