For the first time in two decades as Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar has given up the Home portfolio while in power, handing over the crucial department to Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, according to a government notification issued Friday. The JD(U), in exchange, has received Finance that used to go to the BJP earlier.

The decision to give Choudhary Home signals a significant shift in dynamics in the NDA, underlining the BJP’s position as the largest party in the state with 89 seats in the current Assembly. This also positions the BJP as the key player in the state’s law and order apparatus, working in parallel to the Chief Minister’s Office, said an NDA leader.

As Home Minister, Choudhary will oversee policing, law enforcement, and internal security, something that was Kumar’s domain t

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