With the new Bihar government set to be formed on Thursday, the JD(U) and BJP held their legislature party meetings on Wednesday, retaining the status quo among their top leaders.

JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar has been chosen as the leader of the party’s legislature wing during a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Patna, while the BJP elected Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha as leaders of its legislature party.

JD(U) minister Shrawon Kumar said that the decision was taken ahead of a meeting of NDA constituents, where Kumar is also expected to be chosen as the leader of the alliance in the state.

Chaudhary and Sinha will also continue as deputy chief ministers, as Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar chief minister for a record tenth time at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.

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