Shivraj observer for election of Bihar BJP legislature chief
Picked leader to be CM, Nitish Kumar to quit after April 14 meeting
The BJP has appointed Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the central observer for the election of the party’s legislature chief in Bihar, paving the way for the selection of the Chief Minister, who will be the first CM from the saffron party in the state.
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar took oath as Rajya Sabha member on April 10 and will now move to the Centre.
Once the BJP has its own Chief Minister, the Cabinet reshuffle will also take place in the state, with some new faces expected to be inducted into the council of ministers.
Although popular narrative is that one of the Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary or Vijay Sinha of the BJP will be elevated as the CM, insiders say a surprise could also be thrown up just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi did by naming Bihar minister and MLA Nitin Nabin as national party president in place of JP Nadda.
Nitish Kumar will hold his last meeting as Chief Minister on April 14. Thereafter, he will tender his resignation as the Chief Minister, ending a long innings in the Bihar CM office, which began from 2005. His exit will mean the installation of a new Chief Minister and a cabinet reshuffle in the state.
