New Delhi [India], April 14 : Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday called the newly elected Leader of the BJP Legislative Party, Samrat Choudhary, "a product of Lalu Yadav's classroom."
Speaking with the media, Yadav said that Choudhary was not chosen as the Chief Minister of Bihar by the people, alleging that the BJP has ended the tenure of Nitish Kumar, who resigned as the CM earlier today.
"... Samrat Choudhary is a product of Lalu Yadav's classroom. Bihar's politics will continue to revolve around Lalu Yadav... The BJP, too, governed alongside them (NDA) for 20 years. Yet, Bihar's treasury remains empty... This is not a Chief Minister chosen by the people of Bihar. The mandate was not given by the public... 'Nitish ji ko BJP ne khatam kar diya toh vo ab khatam ho gaye hai," he said.
Earlier today, Samrat Choudhary was elected as the Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Bihar, paving the way for his elevation as the state Chief Minister following the resignation of Nitish Kumar.
He spoke to ANI following the ceremony, stating, "In my life, the BJP gave me several opportunities to serve."
He assured the party's top leadership og prioritising India's development above everything else. "We will continue to take up the work of considering India before everything else and considering it the best, and prioritising the party," he said.
Samrat Choudhary is set to be the first Chief Minister of the BJP in Bihar. He has been working as a political worker for about 30 years, working with the BJP since 2015.
This development comes after the longest-serving CM of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, who has been Chief Minister for the past 21 years, tendered his resignation to Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) at Lok Bhavan in Patna. He took oath as a Member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10.
Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar extended his "full cooperation and guidance" to the new government, expressing confidence that a "lot of very good work will be done."
"We have done a lot of work for the people of Bihar. For so many days, we have continuously served the people. We had decided that we would now leave the post of Chief Minister, and therefore, after today's cabinet meeting, we met the honorable Governor and submitted our resignation to him. Now the new government will look after the work here. The new government will have my full cooperation and guidance. Even ahead, a lot of very good work will be done, and Bihar will advance a great deal," he wrote in the post.
This transition effectively hands the reins of the Bihar government over to the BJP, marking a significant structural shift in the state's power dynamics ahead of future elections.