‘Will not let the party’s trust be broken…’, said Shravan Kumar after becoming the leader of JDU legislature party.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 21, 2026

After Nitish Kumar’s resignation from the post of Chief Minister, Shravan Kumar has now been elected the leader of JDU legislative party in Bihar Assembly. An official notification has also been issued by Bihar Assembly regarding this. Yesterday, in the JDU Legislative Party meeting, Nitish Kumar was authorized to select the leader. After that this decision was taken.

Sanjay Jha congratulated

JDU working president Sanjay Jha has congratulated Shravan Kumar. He said that Shravan Kumar is one of the most senior leaders of the party. Since the time JDU MLA was elected for the first time, he has been continuously associated with the party. Sanjay Jha told that when only seven JDU MLAs were elected to the assembly for the first time, Shravan Babu was one of them. Every worker of Bihar knows him.

#WATCH | Patna, Bihar | On Shravan Kumar elected as JDU legislature party leader in Bihar, JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha says, “Shravan is one of the party’s oldest associates… Today, Nitish Kumar has entrusted him with a very important responsibility… We wish him all the best and… pic.twitter.com/i7cdCGVm7r
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Shravan Kumar expressed gratitude

After being elected the leader of the legislative party, Shravan Kumar said that this is an opportunity for him with pride and great responsibility. Expressing his gratitude to Nitish Kumar, he said that he will not let the trust that the party has placed in him be broken. He said that he will fulfill his responsibility with full devotion and honesty. His priority will be to strengthen the party and take the government’s schemes to the ground.

You will benefit from experience

Shravan Kumar said that he has already performed many important responsibilities. As Chief Whip, he played an important role in maintaining party discipline and coordination. He expressed confidence that he will definitely benefit from his experience in his new role.

Better coordination between government and organization

He said that as the leader of the legislature party, he will work together with all the MLAs. He will try to present the government and party’s case in a better way in the Assembly. His effort will be to create better coordination between the government and the organization so that development work can gain momentum.

Nishant Kumar’s visit to Bihar

JDU National Working President Sanjay Jha said that the date of Nishant Kumar’s visit to Bihar has not been decided yet. But there is a possibility that he will go on Bihar tour from next month.

Also read- Shravan Kumar became the leader of JDU legislature party, former CM Nitish Kumar handed over the responsibility.

Counterattack on Rahul Gandhi

Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s statement regarding Nitish Kumar, Sanjay Jha said that he should worry about his party. He said that everyone is watching the situation of his party in Bihar and it has been reduced to only 6 seats.

Also read- Who is Shravan Kumar? Has a relationship with Nitish for more than 30 years, has held many big posts in the past too.