India, April 15 -- Former deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary was sworn in on Wednesday as the state's first BJP chief minister of an NDA government, along with two JD(U) deputy chief ministers, at a low-key ceremony in Patna.

A three-time MLA, Choudhary took oath as the 24th chief minister of Bihar. He was followed by Vijay Kumar Choudhary, a seven-time MLA, and Bijendra Prasad Yadav, a nine-time MLA, who were sworn in as deputy chief ministers. Governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office.

The development marks a departure from over two decades of politics centred around Nitish Kumar, who resigned as chief minister on Tuesday and was present at the swearing-in.

Nitish Kumar had himself been sworn in for a...