Overview
- An official notification confirmed deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary as home minister, while JD(U) veteran Bijendra Prasad Yadav received the finance portfolio.
- With home under Choudhary, the police hierarchy from the DGP to DSP will report to him, and he will approve postings, transfers and suspensions of senior officers.
- Nitish Kumar retained general administration, cabinet secretariat and vigilance, maintaining oversight levers within the bureaucracy.
- The change is the first in roughly five decades that Bihar’s home department is not held by the chief minister, signaling greater BJP influence within the NDA government.
- After assuming charge, Choudhary warned that criminals have no place in Bihar, as discussion intensified over a possible tougher ‘UP-style’ approach and critics voiced civil liberties concerns.