Samrat Choudhary

Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary
	Choudhary in 2026
24th Chief Minister of Bihar
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 April 2026
Governor	Syed Ata Hasnain
Deputy	Vijay Kumar Chaudhary ; Bijendra Prasad Yadav
Departments	List •General Administration ; •Home ; •Cabinet Secretariat ; •Civil Aviation ; •Vigilance ; •Election ; Departments not allotted to any minister ;
Preceded by	Nitish Kumar
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
	In office; 28 January 2024 – 15 April 2026 Serving with Vijay Kumar Sinha
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Tejashwi Yadav
Succeeded by	Bijendra Prasad Yadav; Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Cabinet Minister in Bihar
	In office; 28 January 2024 – 14 April 2026; 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022; 19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar; Jitan Ram Manjhi; Rabri Devi
Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council
	In office; 24 August 2022 – 20 August 2023
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Rabri Devi
Succeeded by	Hari Sahni
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
	In office; 29 June 2020 – 14 November 2025
Constituency	Elected by the MLAs
	In office; 24 May 2014 – 6 January 2016
Constituency	Nominated
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 November 2025
Preceded by	Rajeev Kushwaha
Constituency	Tarapur
	In office; 24 November 2010 – 8 November 2014
Preceded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Succeeded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Constituency	Parbatta
	In office; 2000–2004
Preceded by	Vidya Sagar Nishad
Succeeded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Constituency	Parbatta
Personal details
Born	16 November 1968; Lakhanpur, Bihar, India
Party	BJP (since 2017)
Other political; affiliations	JD(U) (2014-2017); RJD (1999-2014); SAP (1990-1999)
Spouse	Mamta Kumari
Children	2
Parents	Shakuni Choudhary (father); Parvati Devi (mother);
Education	Madurai Kamaraj University
Occupation	Politician
	Cabinet Portfolios in the Government of Bihar Minister of Home Affairs; (20 November 2025 – 14 April 2026) ← Nitish Kumar; himself (as Chief Minister) →; Minister of Finance; (28 January 2024 – 20 November 2025) ← Vijay Chaudhary; Bijendra Yadav →; Minister of Sports; (28 January 2024 – 15 March 2024) ← Surendra Mehta; Jitendra Kumar Rai →; Minister of Panchayat Raj; (9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022) ← Renu Devi; Murari Prasad Gautam →; Minister of Urban Development & Housing; (2 June 2014 – 20 February 2015) Minister of Horticulture, Weights and Measurement; (19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999)

Samrat Choudhary (born 16 November 1968) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar since 15 April 2026. He has been a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Tarapur Assembly constituency since 2025 and previously served as deputy chief minister of Bihar in the Nitish Kumar government from 2024 to 2026. Choudhary is the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member to serve as Chief Minister of Bihar.

He was previously associated with Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United). Choudhary was also a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 2014 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2025. In addition, he previously represented Parbatta in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2014, and served as the party president of BJP Bihar state unit from March 2023 to 25 July 2024. In 2022, he was selected as the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council.