Patna, April 14 -- BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday said that the work carried out under the leadership of JDU chief Nitish Kumar will be taken forward by Samrat Choudhary as Bihar Chief Minister.

Speaking to ANI on the development, Jaiswal said, "The work that Nitish Kumar did as an NDA leader will be carried forward by NDA's new leader, Samrat Choudhary."

Union Minister Giriraj Singh also welcomed the leadership transition and expressed gratitude to Nitish Kumar.

"Firstly, I want to thank Nitish Kumar, who made up his mind to come to the centre and Samrat Choudhary was elected unanimously," Singh told ANI.

BJP National Secretary Rituraj Sinha called Choudhary's move as CM a "historic moment in the politics of Bihar".

"On one hand, ...