Bihar new CM LIVE Updates: Samrat Choudhary to be new CM? Nitish Kumar recommends cabinet dissolution, to resign today

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Bihar new CM LIVE Updates: Samrat Choudhary has emerged as the top contender for the Bihar Chief Minister's post as Nitish Kumar is set to resign today. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates.

Janata Dal (United) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar. Janata Dal (United) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar. ((PTI))

Bihar new CM LIVE Updates: Nitish Kumar is set to resign as Bihar Chief Minister (CM) on Tuesday, April 14, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to appoint its leader as the new CM. This will be the first time that Bihar will get a Chief Minister from the BJP.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary's has emerged as the top frontrunner to become the CM.

Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates on Nitish Kumar's resignation and to check who will take CM seat this time.

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Bihar new CM LIVE Updates: Outgoing Bihar CM Nitish Kumar arrives at Lok Bhavan in Patna

Outgoing Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has arrived at Lok Bhavan in Patna. He will meet the governor and resign today from the CM post.

14 Apr 2026, 03:20:40 PM IST

Bihar new CM LIVE Updates: Nitish recommends cabinet dissolution. What next?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recommended dissolution of his cabinet on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported. The move comes as Nitish Kumar prepared to set his foot in the Rajya Sabha, leaving his Bihar CM post. He has been the longest serving Chief Minister of Bihar.

What's next?

Nitish Kumar is likley to meet Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday to submit his resignation from the CM post, state minister Ram Kripal Yadav said. As per reports, he was to resign around 3:00 pm today.

Kumar, the state's longest-serving chief minister, informed his cabinet colleagues about his decision to dissolve the council of ministers, a constitutional requirement before tendering his resignation as the CM to the governor, Yadav told reporters here after a cabinet meeting.

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