Nitish Kumar Appoints BJP Leader Samrat Choudhary as New Bihar Deputy CM, Former Critic Now Ally After Latest Political Flip
• BJP leader Samrat Choudhary appointed new deputy chief minister of Bihar along with Vijay Kumar Sinha
• Choudhary had earlier vowed to remove his saffron turban after Nitish Kumar left NDA in 2022; now says would take it off to bow head at Ram Mandir
• This is Nitish Kumar's 5th crossover in over a decade and 9th term as Bihar CM; he has flip-flopped between NDA and opposition multiple times
• Choudhary moved from JD(U) to BJP in 2018, named party's state vice president then; became minister after 2020 polls
• Nitish Kumar quit NDA alliance on Sunday saying "things were not working well"; formed new government with old rivals RJD & Congress