
Nishant Kumar, son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, congratulated newly sworn-in BJP Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, calling him like an elder brother. Speculation had suggested Nishant might become Deputy CM, but he declined. Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary from JD(U) took oath as Deputy CMs instead. Nishant said he would focus on strengthening JD(U) and supporting the NDA government.