SaralnamaBihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary might well have been flattered by banners declaring “Jay Samrat, tay Samrat (Victory to Samrat, It will be Samrat)” on his home turf of Tarapur constituency in Munger district, when he filed his nomination papers on Thursday. However, questions over his age and educational qualifications, first raised by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, continue to dog the senior BJP leader. The latest election affidavit by Choudhary, who has been an MLC since 2020, hardly settles the allegations. His highest qualification is an “honorary” Doctor of Letters (DLitt), while he mentions a ‘PFC’ from Kamaraj University. He doesn’t mention the age when he acquired those qualifications for either. Choudhary has also declared two election-related pending cases – one lodged in Patna in 2023, and another in Tarapur in 2014. While the 2023 case is over… (Updated 18 Oct 2025, 20:38 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary might well have been flattered by banners declaring “Jay Samrat, tay Samrat (Victory to Samrat, It will be Samrat)” on his home turf of Tarapur constituency in Munger district, when he filed his nomination papers on Thursday
- However, questions over his age and educational qualifications, first raised by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, continue to dog the senior BJP leader
- The latest election affidavit by Choudhary, who has been an MLC since 2020, hardly settles the allegations