In a major political development in Bihar, Samrat Choudhary is set to become the state’s first BJP Chief Minister after being elected as the party’s legislature leader on Tuesday. Nitish Kumar, who heads the Janata Dal (United) and became a Rajya Sabha MP last week, resigned as Chief Minister earlier in the day. Celebrations broke out in Tarapur, Samrat Choudhary’s hometown where family members and party workers marked the moment with sweets and firecrackers.