The BJP has confirmed that Nitish Kumar will lead the NDA in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, ending weeks of speculation.

The NDA in Bihar dismissed rumors about a possible change in leadership for the upcoming 2025 assembly polls, reaffirming Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as its leader. With BJP, JD(U), and LJP state presidents uniting in support,

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The NDA will contest the Assembly polls in Bihar next year under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary said on Sunday.

BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal, addressing the media after the meeting, dismissed any doubts about a change in leadership.

Bihar BJP confirmed NDA will contest 2025 elections under Nitish Kumar's leadership, ending speculation about a change in leadership.

Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that the party will sit and decide when asked if NDA could go to polls in Bihar without declaring a Chief Minister candidate, like in Maharashtra.