Patna: BJP is likely to get berth of two Deputy Chief Ministers in Nitish Kumar’s new government in Bihar, which is likely to be sworn-in on Monday.
Senior BJP leaders told Northeast News that Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha and likely to join Nitish Kumar’s new government as Deputy Chief Ministers in Bihar
Media reports have also quoted BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad claiming that both Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha are the party’s choice for post of Deputy CMs of Bihar.
Samrat Choudhary was on Sunday elected the leader of the BJP legislative party in Bihar, while Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected the deputy leader.
BJP’s in-charge of Bihar Vinod Tawde said the final decisions on the common minimum programme will be taken after J P Nadda meets all the members of the party.
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Though JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar will continue to be the CM of Bihar, a large number of BJP leaders are likely to be inducted as ministers, Tarkishore Prasad said.
Names of Nitin Nabin, Shahnawaz Hussain, Rampreet Paswan, and Neeraj Singh Babloo are being considered as ministers, sources in BJP said.
