Patna, April 14 -- JD(U) MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha on Tuesday welcomed the election of Samrat Choudhary as the Leader of NDA Legislative Party in Bihar, expressing confidence that he will take forward the vision of a "Viksit Bihar".

Speaking to reporters here, Kushwaha said, "Samrat Choudhary has been elected as the Leader of the NDA Legislative Party. He will realise the dreams of the state being Viksit Bihar. He will meet the expectations of the 14 crore people of Bihar."

Praising Nitish Kumar, who has resigned as Bihar CM, the JD(U) leader said that Choudhary would carry forward his governance model.

"He will carry forward the good governance model of our leader, Nitish Kumar. Someone like Nitish Kumar takes birth once in an era; the...