Nitish Kumar unanimously elected as NDA leader

In Bihar, Janata Dal United leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday evening was unanimously elected as the legislative leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a day before the swearing-in ceremony. Along with Kumar's deputies Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan and Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Kumar Jaiswal were present on the occasion. Earlier in the day, Kumar was elected leader of the JD(U) legislative party at a meeting held at his residence in Patna. He will take oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the 10th time.

Ahead of the formation of the new government, Samrat Choudhary was elected leader of the BJP legislative party in Bihar, while Vijay Sinha was elected deputy leader. The NDA registered a historic landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls, winning 202 of the 243 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan managed to secure only 35 seats.

The ruling alliance secured a three-fourths majority in the 243-member Bihar Assembly, marking the second time the NDA crossed the 200-seat mark in state polls. In 2010, it had won 206 seats. The Bihar assembly elections were held in two phases on November 6 and 11. Bihar recorded a historic 67.13 per cent voter turnout, the highest since 1951, with women voters outpacing men (71.6% vs 62.8%).