Patna, Nov. 3 -- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary on Monday took a swipe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement that he will take oath as the next chief minister of Bihar on November 18.

" It is not a monarchy. The people of Bihar will decide this. Lalu Prasad Yadav tortured the Congress and forced them to declare Tejashwi as the Chief Ministerial candidate, but the people of Bihar will decide who will be the Chief Minister, and I am confident that the people of Bihar will support the NDA," Chaudhary told ANI when he was asked about Tejashwi Yadav's remarks.

Earlier in the day, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan also took a swipe at the RJD leader, saying that there is no harm in seeing ...