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Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM LIVE: JD(U) leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary takes oath as minister

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Vijay Kumar Sinha profile: Experienced upper-caste leader; associated with RSS since student politics days

An experienced upper-caste BJP leader, Vijay Kumar Sinha has held posts as varied as the Bihar Assembly Speaker, a cabinet minister and Leader of the Opposition. Sinha, 64, was elected the deputy leader of the BJP legislature party on Sunday, and with this elevation, he is likely to become one of the two deputy CMs in the new NDA government, led by Nitish Kumar. Born to a school teacher in Lakhisarai district, he is enjoying his third consecutive term in the assembly from the eponymous constituency. Sinha, who belongs to the influential Bhumihar community, was an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the RSS' student wing, while pursuing a diploma course in civil engineering at a polytechnic in Barauni.

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Nitish joins BJP-led NDA LIVE update: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for record 9th time

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Samrat Choudhary profie: OBC leader whose stock rose rapidly upon joining BJP

An OBC leader of the BJP in Bihar where the party wants to transcend its "pro-upper caste" image, Samrat Choudhary has had a meteoric rise since he joined the outfit nearly seven years ago. Choudhary was elected the leader of the BJP legislature party on Sunday, and with this elevation, he is likely to become one of the two deputy CMs in the new NDA government, led by Nitish Kumar. His father, Shakuni Choudhary was an army man-turned-politician who started off in the Congress, and frequently switched allegiance between arch-rivals Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar. Samrat was a minister in the government headed by Rabri Devi, the RJD supremo's wife, and remained with the party for quite a while after it was ousted from power in 2005.

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Bihar politics LIVE news: Nitish Kumar arrives at Raj Bhavan in Patna for oath ceremony

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BJP's Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Sinha likely to take oath as dty CMs of Bihar

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Bihar political crisis update: BJP Prez Nadda meets Governor Rajendra Arlekar ahead of swearing-in ceremony

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Nitish Kumar joining NDA LIVE update: BJP Prez Nadda leaves from Patna airport to attend swearing-in ceremony

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Jo hota hai ache ke liye hota hai; INDIA bloc is strong: Tejashwi Yadav on Nitish Kumar joining NDA

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Bihar is being criticised across India because of Nitish Kumar: Congress state Prez Akhilesh Singh

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AAP to contest all 90 Assemblies in Haryana alone but LS polls will be fought as part of INDIA bloc: Kejriwal

AAP will contest all 90 Assembly seats on its own in Haryana, but 2024 LS polls will be fought as part of INDIA bloc, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at a rally in Jind.

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Bihar politics LIVE news: Nitish Kumar should be honoured with 'Girgit Ratna', says RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav

Nitish Kumar should be honoured with 'Girgit' (Chameleon) Ratna award for frequently changing his political loyalty, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav said on Sunday. Kumar on Sunday resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, saying "things were not working well" for him in the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago. "Chameleon is infamous for changing their skin ...Paltis Kumar should also be honoured with Chameleon Ratna award for frequently changing his political loyalty…for his speed of colour change", Yadav posted on X.

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Rumours spread about Bihar Congress MLAs should end now as all are united: CLP leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan

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Haven't seen opportunistic leader like Nitish; Bihar people will give right answer in 2024: Jairam Ramesh

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Nitish Kumar exits INDIA bloc: Posters stating 'Nitish sab ke hain' put up near CM residence in Patna