New Delhi, April 12 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday named Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the central observer for the election of its legislative party leader in Bihar.

With this move, the party has initiated the process of forming a new government in the state following former chief minister Nitish Kumar's transition to the Rajya Sabha.

Bihar may get a new Chief Minister on April 15, reported ANI citing sources.

BJP national general secretary Arun Singh mentioned in a notification, "The Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, as the Central Observer for the election of the leader of the BJP's ...