Archive · 24 Nov 2025
Bihar: BJP's Samrat Choudhary Gets Home Portfolio, Breaking Tradition
After winning the Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP's Nitish Kumar gave the important Home portfolio to his deputy, Samrat Choudhary.
This is unusual because usually, the Chief Minister keeps this job, which controls the police and law and order.
A few other states also do things differently, like Gujarat and Karnataka.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hands over Home portfolio to Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary
BJP's Samrat Choudhary becomes first from his party to hold Home portfolio in Bihar
Traditionally, CMs retain Home department due to its control over law and order and police
Few other states also diverge from this tradition, with Home department held by Deputy CMs or ministers
BJP's victory in Bihar Assembly elections 2024 leads to this significant change
- Who
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary
- What
- Transferred Home portfolio
- When
- After Bihar Assembly elections 2024
- Where
- Bihar
- Why
- To give responsibility to deputy CM, breaking tradition
Traditionalists
Reformists
Home Portfolio
Traditionalists
Should be retained by CM for direct control over law and order
Reformists
Can be effectively handled by deputy CM or other ministers
- Election Result
- BJP won 89 seats, emerged as single-largest party
- Previous Home Minister
- Nitish Kumar
- New Home Minister
- Samrat Choudhary
- Traditional Role of Home Minister
- Control over law and order, police
- Other States with Similar Arrangements
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Puducherry, North Eastern states
