Samrat Choudhary

Samrat Choudhary
8th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2024
Serving with Vijay Kumar Sinha
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byTejashwi Yadav
Leader of the Opposition
Bihar Legislative Council
In office
24 August 2022 – 20 August 2023
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRabri Devi
Succeeded byHari Sahni
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Government of Bihar
In office
9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRenu Devi
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Bihar
In office
2 June 2014 – 20 February 2015
Chief MinisterJitan Ram Manjhi
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Bihar
In office
19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999
Chief MinisterRabri Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 June 2020
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
In office
24 May 2014 – 6 January 2016
ConstituencyGovernor nominated
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byRamanand Prasad Singh
Succeeded byRamanand Prasad Singh
ConstituencyParbatta
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byVidya Sagar Nishad
Succeeded byRamanand Prasad Singh
ConstituencyParbatta
Finance minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2024
Personal details
Born (1968-11-16) 16 November 1968 (age 56)
Lakhanpur, Bihar, India
Political party   BJP
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMamta Kumari
Children1 son & 1 daughter
Parent
OccupationPolitician

Samrat Choudhary (born 16 November 1968), also known by his alias Rakesh Kumar[1] is an Indian politician, who is currently serving as Deputy Chief minister of Bihar under Nitish Kumar. He is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been the party president of BJP Bihar State unit from March 2023 to 25 July 2024. He has also remained Member of Legislative Assembly and a minister in Government of Bihar in Rashtriya Janata Dal government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019.[2][3][4] In 2014, Samrat planned a split in Rashtriya Janata Dal by defecting thirteen MLAs as splinter group of the party, later joining the BJP.[5] In 2022, he was selected as the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council.[6] In 2024, he was also made the convener of Group of Ministers on Goods and Service Tax rate rationalisation panel.[7]

  1. ^ "Who are Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha likely Deputy CMs in Nitish cabinet". Live Mint. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls". India Today. 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा". newsnationtv. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020. The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council.
  4. ^ "NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. ^ "New Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary: 'Jahan Ram hain, wahin Luv-Kush (OBC Kurmi-Koeri) rahega'". Indian express. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Samrat Chaudhary convener of GST rationalisation panel". Economic Times. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.