JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was chosen leader of the NDA while Tarapur MLA Samrat Choudhary was named the leader of BJP legislature party in Bihar
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PATNA — JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was chosen leader of the NDA in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners here on Wednesday, state minister Shrawon Kumar said.
Kumar will take oath as the chief minister for a record 10th time at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.
Soon after his election as leader of the NDA in Bihar, Kumar along with other senior leaders of the alliance partners went to meet Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, to tender his resignation as the head of the outgoing government.
The JD(U) chief is also expected to submit a letter of support from all NDA constituents to the governor for the formation of the new government.
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Kumar was accompanied by Union minister Chirag Paswan, RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha and Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya when he went to meet the governor.
Several union ministers Chirag Paswan, Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan', Dharmendra Pradhan, RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha, UP's Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya were also with them.
The proposal for the leader of NDA was moved by JD(U)'s Vijay Choudhary and seconded by BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha. MLAs of the LJP(RV), HAM and RLM also seconded the proposal, Shrawon Kumar said.
Earlier in the day, Kumar was elected leader of the JD (U)'s legislature party by the newly elected MLAs of the party.
The NDA stormed back to power in Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.
PATNA — Tarapur MLA Samrat Choudhary was on Wednesday named the leader of BJP legislature party in Bihar during a meeting of newly elected legislators, UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said.
The newly elected MLAs also chose Vijay Kumar Sinha as deputy leader of the BJP's legislature party, he said.
Maurya, who was present in the meeting, said, "Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were elected the leader and deputy leader of the BJP's legislature party, respectively."
Maurya was appointed as the central observer for the election of the legislature party leader in Bihar.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and former Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti were also made co-observers for the election of the legislature party leader of the BJP. Both were also present at the meeting.
Altogether, 10 newly elected MLAs of the BJP proposed the names of Choudhary and Sinha for the election as the leader and the deputy leader of the legislature party, respectively.
These proposals were seconded by all party legislators, a BJP leader said.
While Choudhary won from the Tarapur assembly seat, Sinha retained the Lakhisarai constituency in the recently concluded assembly polls.
Talking to reporters after he was elected deputy leader of the BJP legislature party, Sinha said, "I am grateful for the trust placed in me by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other top leadership of the party. We will work hard to fulfil the PM's pledge of 'sushahshan se samridhi' (progress through good governance)".
Senior BJP leader and former union minister Ravishankar Prasad, who was also present in the meeting, told reporters, "This is how decisions are made with love and consensus. First, people elected this government with such a massive mandate, and now MLAs have elected their leader in the assembly."
The new government will be formed on November 20.
The NDA stormed back to power in Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4.