After the resignation of Nitish Kumar in Bihar, the name of Deputy Chief Minister of the state Samrat Chaudhary has been finalized for the post of Chief Minister. This means that Samrat Chaudhary is going to become the new Chief Minister of Bihar. He was considered the strongest contender for the post, and a consensus was reached on his name in the legislature party meeting. This is the first time that political power in Bihar will be in the hands of BJP. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat Chaudhary had won the election from Tarapur assembly seat of Bihar. In the affidavit given to the Election Commission during the assembly elections, he had given details of his movable and immovable assets (Samrat Chaudhary’s net worth). According to this statement, he has assets worth more than ₹11 crore; Importantly, they have no debt—meaning their total liabilities are zero.
Samrat Chaudhary: Owner of huge wealth
According to the affidavit given to the Election Commission during the 2025 assembly elections, Samrat Chaudhary had given complete details of his movable and immovable assets; Based on this, his net worth is estimated to be around ₹11.35 crore. Giving details of his assets (Samrat Chaudhary’s Net Worth), he said that at the time of the election he had ₹135,000 in cash, while his wife had ₹35,000 in cash. Apart from this, an amount of more than ₹27 lakh was deposited in his different bank accounts.
Gold and silver jewelery worth ₹60 lakh
According to the election affidavit, Samrat Chaudhary has about 200 grams of gold, the current value of which is ₹30 lakh. Apart from this, his wife Kumari Mamta is also reported to have gold worth similar amount and silver jewelery worth about ₹75,000. Overall, the couple has gold assets worth around ₹60 lakh (as per current market rates); However, the election affidavit was filed based on the market rates of that time, hence the total value of these properties was stated as ₹40 lakh. According to Samrat Chaudhary’s affidavit, which is publicly available on *Myneta.info*, a Bolero Neo car is registered in his name, which is worth around ₹7 lakh. Besides this, he also has a NP bore rifle worth ₹4 lakh and a revolver worth ₹2 lakh.
big investment in stocks
BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary has also invested in the stock market. Apart from this, he has also invested lakhs of rupees in bonds, mutual funds and insurance policies. Samrat Chaudhary’s portfolio shows that he has invested around ₹22 lakh in Franklin India Equity Fund (₹4.18 lakh), HDFC Midcap Opportunities Fund (₹5.23 lakh), and Nippon India Retirement Fund. Additionally, he has invested ₹10.28 lakh in PPF (Public Provident Fund) and has two insurance policies—one from LIC, with an investment of ₹8 lakh, and the other from SBI Life, with an investment of ₹1.50 lakh.
real estate worth crores
Talking about Samrat Chaudhary’s immovable assets, his election affidavit reveals that he owns agricultural and non-agricultural land in Tarapur, Manikpur and Khajpura (Munger district) worth more than ₹8 crore. His wife also has agricultural land worth ₹50 lakh. Additionally, a commercial building located in Patna—worth ₹58 lakh—is registered in his wife’s name. The special thing is that neither Samrat Chaudhary nor his wife owns any residential property.