| Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar Bihar Vidhan Sabha | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house of the Bihar Legislature |
| Houses | Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 16th Bihar Assembly |
| Leadership | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Nitish Kumar, JD(U) since 28 January 2024 |
| Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister) | Samrat Chaudhary Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP since 28 January 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 243 |
| Political groups | Government (138) NDA (138) Official Opposition (105) Other Opposition (1)
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| Elections | |
| Voting system | First-past-the-post |
| Last election | October - November 2020 |
| Next election | October - November 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar, India | |
| Website | |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
The Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar (Seventeenth Vidhan Sabha of Bihar) was constituted on 23 November 2020 as a result of Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2020 held between 28 October 2020 to 7 November 2020.
Composition
2020
| Alliance | Party | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | +/− | Total | ||||
| NDA | BJP | 74 |  21
|
125 | ||
| JD(U) | 43 |  28
| ||||
| VIP | 4 | 4
| ||||
| HAM(S) | 4 | 3
| ||||
| MGB | RJD | 75 | 5
|
110 | ||
| INC | 19 | 8
| ||||
| CPI(ML)L | 12 | 9
| ||||
| CPI | 2 | 2
| ||||
| CPI(M) | 2 | 2
| ||||
| GDSF | AIMIM | 5 | 5
|
6 | ||
| BSP | 1 | 1
| ||||
| None | LJP | 1 | 1
|
2 | ||
| IND | 1 | 3
| ||||
| Total | 243 | 245 | ||||
2022
Following is the current composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly which is after some elected members changed parties, various by-elections and after Nitish Kumar left NDA and formed alliance with Mahagathbandhan on 10 August 2022.
| Alliance | Party | Seats | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB | RJD | 79 | 160 | ||
| JD(U) | 45 | ||||
| INC | 19 | ||||
| CPI(ML)L | 12 | ||||
| CPI | 2 | ||||
| CPI(M) | 2 | ||||
| IND | 1 | ||||
| NDA | BJP | 78 | 82 | ||
| HAM(S) | 4 | ||||
| OTH | AIMIM | 1 | 1 | ||
2024
Following was the composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly after 2024 Bihar political crisis.
| Alliance | Party | Seats | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | BJP | 78 | 132 | ||
| JD(U) | 45 | ||||
| HAM(S) | 4 | ||||
| RJD(Rebel) | 4 | ||||
| IND | 1 | ||||
| MGB | RJD | 75 | 110 | ||
| INC | 19 | ||||
| CPI(ML)L | 12 | ||||
| CPI | 2 | ||||
| CPI(M) | 2 | ||||
| OTH | AIMIM | 1 | 1 | ||
Members of Legislative Assembly
References
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