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PM Modi Holds Roadshow in Patna After Bihar Cabinet Expansion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Patna after attending the Bihar government's cabinet expansion at Gandhi Maidan. Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister of Bihar, with JD(U) veterans Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav as Deputy CMs. This follows NDA's landslide win in the 2025 Bihar elections, securing 202 of 243 assembly seats. Nitish Kumar resigned as MLC and is preparing to assume office in the Rajya Sabha.

Key Points: PM Modi Patna Roadshow After Bihar Cabinet Expansion

  • PM Modi holds Patna roadshow after Bihar cabinet expansion
  • Samrat Choudhary sworn in as first BJP CM of Bihar
  • NDA won 202 of 243 seats in 2025 elections
  • Nitish Kumar resigned as MLC, preparing for Rajya Sabha
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PM Modi holds roadshow in Patna after Bihar Cabinet expansion programme

PM Modi held a roadshow in Patna after attending the Bihar Cabinet expansion. Key ministers sworn in include Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Sinha, and others.

"Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the first-ever BJP Chief Minister of Bihar - News Report"

Patna, May 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a roadshow in Patna after attending the cabinet expansion of the Bihar government at Gandhi Maidan in the city.

Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United) and other National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies were sworn in on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna during a major cabinet expansion in the state.

Those who took oath as ministers in the Samrat Choudhary-led cabinet include Shrawon Kumar, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, Nishant Kumar and Leshi Singh, along with Ram Kripal Yadav, Nitish Mishra, Damodar Rawat, Sanjay Singh (Tiger) and Ashok Choudhary.

This comes months after NDA's landslide win in Bihar, where the alliance clinched 202 of the 243 assembly seats. The 2025 verdict delivered the NDA a commanding three-fourths majority, while the Mahagathbandhan managed just 35 seats.

Within the alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 89 seats, and the Janata Dal (United) secured 85. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) won 19, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) bagged five, and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha took four.

Among the opposition, the Rashtriya Janata Dal finished with 25 seats, followed by the Indian National Congress with six, CPI(ML)(L) with two, and one seat each for the Indian Inclusive Party and CPI(M). The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen secured five seats, while the BSP won one.

Nitish Kumar on November 20 took oath as Chief Minister for a record 10th time in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent leaders of the NDA.

On March 30, Nitish Kumar resigned as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), marking the next major political transition as he prepares to assume office in the Rajya Sabha.

Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the first-ever Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister of Bihar, succeeding Nitish Kumar's 21-year tenure.

To balance power dynamics in the coalition, JD(U) veterans Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers.

Earlier, Samrat Chodhary comfortably won the trust vote in the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly, reaffirming the NDA alliance's unity, marking the completion of the political transition in the state following the resignation of Nitish Kumar from the CM post.

The confidence motion was passed comfortably by the BJP, JD(U) and other NDA constituents, affirming their trust in Samrat Choudhary.

- ANI

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Priya S
Honestly, this cabinet expansion feels more like a power-sharing deal than actual governance. BJP and JD(U) are just adjusting seats among themselves. Let's hope Bihar's infrastructure and employment see real improvement now. 🤔
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Arjun K
Remember when Nitish used to be the poster boy of development? Now he's going to Rajya Sabha after 21 years. Politics in Bihar is a chakravyuh - you never know who's next. But PM's presence shows the alliance is strong. 🙏
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Sanjay N
The roadshow in Patna was a power move. But I worry about the opposition - RJD and Congress barely have any voice now. Democracy needs strong opposition too. Still, the people have spoken with a three-fourth majority. Hope it's used for Bihar's progress.
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James A
Interesting to see how Indian politics balances coalition partners. Here in the US, we just have two parties fighting it out. The JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar is a classic example of pragmatic politics over ideology. 🇮🇳
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Nisha Z
202 out of 243 seats - that's a supermajority! But with great power comes great responsibility. Samrat Choudhary has big shoes to fill after Nitish Kumar. Hope he focuses on education and jobs for Bihar's youth. The roadshow energy was amazing though! ✨

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