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Patna: In a major political development ahead of government formation in Bihar, BJP elected Samrat Chaudhary as the state legislative leader and Vijay Kumar Sinha as its deputy leader.
Earlier, JDU had unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as the leader of its legislative party.
Now with both the key decisions being finalised, sources have confirmed that Nitish Kumar will take over as the Chief Minister, while Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha are set to return as Deputy Chief Ministers.
This also puts an end to the speculations that had been going on for several weeks whether BJP would change its Deputy CM faces this time.
Political observers say that the BJP leadership has once again shown confidence in its two senior leaders.
After being elected leader of the legislative party, Samrat Chaudhary expressed gratitude towards the party leaders and MLAs and said that BJP will try to live up to the expectations of the people.
Vijay Kumar Sinha also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party national president and Union Health Minister JP Nadda for the responsibility given to him.
The BJP performed strongly in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly elections, contesting 101 seats and winning 89, making it the largest party.
Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar will take oath for the 10th time on Thursday in a historic ceremony at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
The celebrations will start at 1pm and continue till 2.30pm, with public entry starting at 10am
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will administer the oath to Nitish Kumar at 1.30 pm on Thursday, after which the ministers will be sworn in.
Gandhi Maidan is being decorated on a grand scale, with complete preparations for stage decoration, security, public entry, seating arrangements and media coverage.
Prime Minister Modi, several Union ministers and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states are expected to attend it.
Special security and traffic arrangements have been made from Patna Airport to Gandhi Maidan to ensure smooth movement of VVIPs, with separate traffic routes earmarked for the occasion.
–IANS