Role
Chief Minister
Samrat Choudhary
Chief Minister of Bihar · BJP
Samrat Choudhary
सम्राट चौधरी
Chief Minister
BJP
Bihar
Current Role
Since Apr 2026 · Present
About
Chief Minister of Bihar since 2026
Samrat Choudhary is an Indian politician who is serving as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar since 15 April 2026. He has been a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Tarapur Assembly constituency since 2025 and previously served as deputy chief minister of Bihar in the Nitish Kumar government from 2024 to 2026. Choudhary is the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member to serve as Chief Minister of Bihar..
Projects & Initiatives 5 ongoing
Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme
बिहार स्टूडेंट क्रेडिट कार्ड योजना
BudgetRevolving fund-based scheme; government provides interest subsidy and credit guarantee
ReachGovt. reported: 2.5 lakh+ loans sanctioned; ₹4 lakh collateral-free loan per student for higher education after Class 12.
Official agency / source
Saat Nischay — Seven Commitments (Part 2)
सात निश्चय
Official agency / source
Jal Jeevan Hariyali
जल जीवन हरियाली
Budget₹24,524 crore (5-year Bihar state budget allocation, 2019–2024)
ReachGovt. reported: 1 lakh+ ponds excavated/rejuvenated; 2.5 crore+ trees planted; solar pumps installed for farmers.
Official agency / source
Saat Nischay (7 Resolves)
Carried forward from Nitish Kumar · 2005–2026 (multiple stints)
Bihar Student Credit Card
Carried forward from Nitish Kumar · 2005–2026 (multiple stints)
Manifesto promise tracker
Headline manifesto commitments of the current government, with a sourced status. We track only whether each promise was kept — not its merits.
BJPNDA (BJP–JD(U)) · manifesto 20251 Delivered3 In progress
Delivered
Since 2025
Rs 10,000 to women to start a business (Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana)
The Rs 7,500-crore scheme was launched on 26 September 2025; Rs 10,000 was transferred via DBT to about 75 lakh women on day one, with further tranches in October 2025, taking total beneficiaries past 1.5 crore.
In progress
Since 2026
Up to Rs 2 lakh business-expansion grant for women entrepreneurs (second phase of Mahila Rozgar Yojana)
CM Nitish Kumar launched the second phase on 29 January 2026, offering up to Rs 2 lakh in additional grant; it is disbursed in phases only to beneficiaries who demonstrate that the initial Rs 10,000 was used to run a viable business, so rollout is conditional and ongoing rather than universal.
In progress
Since 2026
Raise farmer income support to Rs 9,000/year (state top-up to PM-Kisan)
The Bihar Budget on 3 February 2026 announced the Jannayak Karpuri Thakur Kisan Samman Nidhi adding Rs 3,000 a year from the state to the central PM-Kisan Rs 6,000 (total Rs 9,000); the central Rs 6,000 continues, while the timeline for disbursing the state's Rs 3,000 component was still pending per the agriculture DBT portal.
In progress
Since 2026
One crore jobs and employment opportunities (by 2030)
In the Republic Day address on 26 January 2026, the Governor stated the government had provided 10 lakh government jobs and 40 lakh employment opportunities so far, working in mission mode toward the one-crore target by 2030; a cabinet committee under the Development Commissioner was constituted to drive it.
Parliament Record
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