After BJP's Samrat Choudhary became Bihar CM, ending a long rule of Nitish Kumar, speculations about whether Bihar will end liquor ban intensified. "Liquor ban should be removed...The current 'nisha-paani' (dry intoxication)...is worse," said gangster-turned-JD(U) MLA Anant Singh. Earlier this year, Samrat claimed that banning alcohol is causing a loss of ₹28,000-30,000 crore every year in Bihar.