Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary’s portrait sketch gifted by Patna builder sparks meme fest online: ‘Majnu bhai also fails hai’ Today News
A caricature-style portrait gifted by builder Sanjeev Shrivastav to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, as identified in media reports, has gone viral on social media and triggered a wave of memes and funny reactions online.
Shrivastav, who runs Patna-based Palvi Raj Construction and is known for flaunting a lavish lifestyle on Instagram, shared pictures from the meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence. After the portrait attracted widespread attention, the Instagram account was marked private.
The black-and-white pencil or charcoal sketch depicted Choudhary with exaggerated facial features, including widened eyes, a thick beard, a heavily accentuated forehead, oversized caricature ears, and unusually long eyelashes. While the identity of the artist remains unclear, social media users have speculated that the artwork may have been created by someone close to the family.
(Livemint could not independently verify that the post was deleted)
Shrivastav also submitted other articles to CM Chaudhary.
Netizens react
Netizens gleefully trolled the sketch for its reported lack of resemblance, comparing the exaggerated facial features to the iconic image of “Majnu Bhai” from the Bollywood film Welcome.
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One user X said, “PAINTING: Whatever this man gifted to Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary, it certainly cannot be called a painting. Bihar CM Samrat Chaudhary is a kind man, that’s why this man confidently presented this bizarre work of art and still managed to leave safely.”
“Majnu Bhai would be proud… Bihar construction company director met CM Samrat Choudhary and gifted him this portrait masterpiece with full confidence… and then proudly posted all 4 photos on social media,” commented another.
“I want so much confidence in my life,” said a third user.
Another joked: “Is the minister suing for misrepresentation?”
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Others stated, “Majnu bhai also failed”, “Majnu bhai ne bheja kya.”
Samrat Chaudhary as Bihar CM
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Chaudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar in April this year.
The 57-year-old leader took over from Nitish Kumar, who was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th term in 2025 following the NDA’s landslide victory in the Assembly elections.
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His elevation signals the end of an era associated with Nitish Kumar’s ‘Sushasan’ (good governance) model and the beginning of a new phase for the NDA in Bihar politics.
Choudhary’s political journey has been marked by a steady rise from humble beginnings. He entered politics in the 1990s through the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) before joining the BJP in 2018.
Samrat Choudhary was born in 1968 and comes from a politically influential family. His father, Shakuni Choudhary, served six terms as an MLA from the Tarapur constituency, while his mother, Parvati Devi, represented the same seat in 1998 on a Samta Party ticket.
Interestingly, before the BJP and JD(U) renewed their alliance in 2024, Choudhary was among the most vocal critics of Nitish Kumar. In 2022, he publicly vowed not to take off his saffron turban, popularly known as ‘muretha’ in Bihar, until Nitish Kumar is removed from power.
In 2023, he was appointed as the president of Bihar BJP and in 2024, he became the deputy chief minister of the state.
