Patna: In a major political development ahead of the government formation in Bihar, the BJP picked Samrat Chaudhary as its state legislative leader and Vijay Kumar Sinha as the deputy leader.

Earlier, the JD(U) had unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as its legislative party leader.

With both key decisions now finalised, sources confirm that Nitish Kumar will take over as Chief Minister, while Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha are set to return as the Deputy Chief Ministers.

This also puts an end to weeks of speculation over whether the BJP would change its deputy CM faces this time.

Political observers say the BJP leadership has once again shown trust in its two senior leaders.

Samrat Chaudhary, after being elected legislative party leader, expressed gratitude towards party leaders and

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