As the BJP plans to hold a legislative party meeting on Monday in Patna, speculations are rife that current deputy chief ministers Vijay Sinha and Samrat Chaudhary will likely be replaced. The BJP could also replace veteran leaders with upcoming faces, according to reports.

While it is almost certain that atleast one deputy chief minister post will go to the BJP, the names doing the rounds include Ramkripal Yadav and Mangal Pandey. Rajneesh Kumar and Nitin Naveen are other potential names.

Like last time, the BJP will demand the Speaker’s post this time too. Reports are that Vijay Sinha is in the race for the post of Speaker too. It is expected that the BJP could follow the pattern of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in Bihar too, by removing old and veteran leaders and replacing them with f

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