November 19, 2025 (Agencies) : JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar has been unanimously chosen as the leader of the NDA in Bihar, and he will take oath as the Chief Minister for a record 10th time at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.
The proposal for the leader of the NDA was moved by JD(U)’s Vijay Choudhary and seconded by BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha. MLAs of the LJP(RV), HAM, and RLM also seconded the proposal, according to Shrawon Kumar.
A meeting of newly elected MLAs of the alliance partners was held here on Wednesday, and earlier Kumar was elected as leader of the JD(U)’s legislature party by the newly elected MLAs of the party, reports say.
It may be mentioned that the NDA stormed back to power in Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5, and RLM 4.
