Bihar’s deputy chief minister and BJP leader was initially a minister in Rabri Devi’s government. In 2014, he became part of a rebel faction and joined the JD(U) government headed by Jitan Ram Manjhi, only to leave it three years later to join BJP. Choudhary hails from the crucial Koeri caste and is a prominent OBC face. In March 2023, he was made the Bihar BJP president in place of Sanjay Jaiswal.

Candidate Info: Samrat Choudhary is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contesting from Tarapur (General) Assembly constituency for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. This male candidate is 56 years of age, according to the election affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of India.