Patna: BJP leaders, including all the MLAs of the saffron party want Samrat Chaudhary to be the new Deputy Chief Minister in Bihar.
Rakesh Kumar alias Samrat Chaudhary was appointed as Bihar BJP chief last year, and on Sunday, he was appointed the leader of the legislature party as well. At present, Samrat Chaudhary is a BJP MLC.
Described to be a close confidant of BJP heavyweight Amit Shah, Chaudhary was chosen to lead the party in Bihar at the crucial juncture.
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Taking on the member parties of Mahagathbandhan, consisting of JD (U), RJD Congress and the Left parties was not an easy task. But, Chaudhary managed to perform extremely well.
Chaudhary had replaced Sanjay Jaiswal, who belongs to the Vaishya community, an other backward class or OBC.
Chaudhary is comparatively new in the BJP, and had joined the saffron party in 2018. Before joining the BJP, Samrat Chaudhary was with the RJD till 2014 and after that, he was with the JD(U).
His father, Shakuni Chaudhary, a former army man-turned-politician and well-known socialist leader, was a minister and former MP. He is considered close to the Nitish Kumar as well Lalu Prasad Yadav.
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Chaudhary, an OBC leader belonging to the powerful koeri community, started wearing a saffron turban and a saffron gamcha.
