Why Bihar’s most iconic political deal with is altering without end
3 min learnPatnaUp to date: Could 6, 2026 06:19 PM IST
Former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar could have left 1, Aney Marg, however his successor Samrat Choudhary won’t inherit the identical deal with. The Bihar authorities has renamed the highway Lok Sevak Marg, according to the Centre’s renaming of establishments such because the PMO and Raj Bhavans.
On Could 2, Kumar, the longest occupant of the 1, Aney Marg residence, shifted to 7, Round Street, turning into the final resident of the deal with. The official CM residence will now be linked to the deputy CM’s residence at 5, Deshratna Marg, the place Choudhary stayed till just lately.
The choice aligns with modifications comparable to renaming the PMO as Seva Tirth and Raj Bhavans as Lok Bhavans.
Though Bindeshwari Dubey was the primary chief minister to occupy 1, Aney Marg, it turned the official CM residence solely throughout Lalu Prasad’s tenure. Dubey’s successor Bhagwat Jha Azad additionally lived there, whereas Satyendra Narayan Sinha used it just for official functions.
The highway was named after Bihar’s second Governor (1948-1952), Madhav Srihari Aney — an eminent Sanskrit scholar, Constituent Meeting member and Congress chief. The highway linking Lok Bhavan and Deshratna Marg Sq. to Round Street was named after him following his dying in 1968.
Senior Congress chief Harkhu Jha, son of former Meeting Speaker Radha Nandan Jha, recalled dwelling within the space.
“My father used to reside within the bungalow adjoining to 1, Aney Marg. Our deal with was 1A, Aney Marg. Later, 1A was merged with 1, Aney Marg. The highway additionally had just a few different residences, which now not exist,” he stated.
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Former chief minister and RJD founder Lalu Prasad expanded the Aney Marg residence throughout his tenure. He and spouse Rabri Devi — who succeeded him as CM in 1997 — lived there from 1990 to 2005.
Nitish Kumar, who turned Bihar CM in November 2005, moved into the residence after Rabri Devi vacated it in March 2006. Aside from the nine-month interval between Could 2014 and February 2015, when Jitan Ram Manjhi was CM, Kumar’s keep there remained uninterrupted.
Throughout his tenure, Kumar added a separate Janata Durbar enclosure and a CM secretariat inside the premises. He moved out this month, and nearer to arch rival Lalu Prasad Yadavafter being elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Earlier than Aney Marg turned the designated CM residence, Bihar chief ministers lived in numerous bungalows. The state’s first CM Srikrishna Singh lived at 4 KG or 4, now Deshratna Marg, whereas Karpoori Thakur lived at 1, Deshratna Marg, now a museum.
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Jagannath Mishra, who served as CM thrice between 1975 and 1990, stayed at completely different residences, together with one on Bailey Street.
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