India, April 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to announce its choice for Bihar's next chief minister on Tuesday at a legislative party meeting in Patna. The development comes as Nitish Kumar prepares to step down after nearly two decades in office.

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been appointed observer to oversee the election of the BJP legislative party leader. He is expected to arrive in Patna on April 14.

Nitish Kumar will chair his last cabinet meeting on April 14 at 11 am. After the meeting, he is likely to resign and submit his papers to the Governor. He is also expected to meet leaders of the Janata Dal (United) and the NDA legislature group before the transition is completed.

The National Democratic Allia...