Samrat Choudhary’s journey to Bihar throne| India News
It has been a chequered political journey for Samrat Choudhary, who began his political career as a minister in Bihar nearly three decades ago, only to be removed by the then Governor following allegations about his eligibility. Nitish Kumar with Samrat Choudhary after the latter was picked to be the next Bihar CM during NDA legislators’ meeting at the Vidhan Sabha in Patna on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Santosh Kumar/HT) Things seem to have come full circle for the 57-year-old leader, whose meteoric rise in the BJP after joining it nine years ago culminated in becoming the party’s first chief minister in the state. Choudhary, earlier known as Rakesh Kumar, had first hit headlines in 1999, when the then chief minister Rabri Devi inducted him into her cabinet. The cabinet berth for Samrat Choudhary was said to have been a reward for his parents, Shakuni and Parvati Devi, MP and MLA respectively of Samata Party, who had agreed to shift their loyalty to RJD. However, a complaint soon reached the Raj Bhavan (now Lok Bhavan) …






