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Bihar Legislative Assembly Bihar Vidhan Sabha
17th Bihar Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Bihar Legislature
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Governor of Bihar	Rajendra Arlekar since 17 February 2023
Secretary-in-charge to the Legislature	Khyati Singh
Speaker	Nand Kishore Yadav, BJP since 15 February 2024
Deputy Speaker	Narendra Narayan Yadav, JD(U) since 23 February 2024
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)	Nitish Kumar, JD(U) since 22 February 2015
Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister)	Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP Samrat Choudhary, BJP since 28 January 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Tejashwi Yadav, RJD since 14 February 2024
Structure
Seats	243
By partyBy alliance
Political groups	Government (138)   NDA (138) Official Opposition (105)   INDIA (104) Other Opposition (1)   AIMIM (1)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	October - November 2020
Next election	October - November 2025
Meeting place
Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar, India
Website
Bihar Legislative Assembly

The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952.

Before the partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the assembly was 331, including one nominated member. After the partition, the seats were reduced to 243 members. Shri Krishna Singh became the first leader of the House and the first chief minister, Anugrah Narayan Singh was elected as the first deputy leader of the house and the first deputy chief inister.

History

After the passing of the Government of India Act 1935, Bihar and Orissa became separate states. A bicameral system of legislature was introduced according to the act. On 22 July 1936, the first Bihar legislative council was set up. It had 30 members and Rajiv Ranjan Prasad was the chairman. The first joint session of the two houses of the Bihar Assembly took place on 22 July 1937. Ram Dayalu Singh was elected as the speaker of the Bihar Assembly.

Bihar Legislative Assembly terms

Following are the dates of constitution and dissolution of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. First sitting date and date of completion of term for each Vidhan Sabha can be different from the constitution and dissolution dates (respectively).

Working

The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and is subject to dissolution. The tenure of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. Members of the legislative assembly are directly elected by the people.

There are three sessions every year: budget session, monsoon session, and winter session.

The sessions of the legislative assembly are presided over by the speaker. The speaker certifies whether a bill is ordinary bill or money bill. Generally, the speaker does not participate in voting, except in the case of a tie. Nand Kishore Yadav is the current speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.The legislative assembly also has a Secretariat. The secretary is under the disciplinary control of the speaker. The function of the secretary is to assist the speaker. Bateshwar Nath Pandey is the current secretary of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

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.

2024

Following was the composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly after 2024 Bihar political crisis.

Members of Legislative Assembly

See also

• Bihar Legislative Council
• Government of Bihar
• Patna Secretariat
• List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
• List of governors of Bihar
• List of chief ministers of Bihar
• List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar
• List of leaders of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly

Note

1. •   BJP (84)
   •   JD(U) (48)
   •   HAM(S) (4)
   •   IND (2)

2. •   CPI(ML)L (11)
   •   CPI (2)
   •   CPI(M) (2)

3. •   RJD (72)
   •   INC (17)
   •   LF (15)

References

1. "JD(U)'s Narendra Narayan Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar assembly deputy speaker". The Indian Express. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
2. "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/independent-mla-to-support-nitish-govt-in-bihar/
4. "Bihar poll dates announced: Some facts youn need to know about Bihar Legislative Assembly". www.oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
5. "First Polls, first rift, first rush:Bihar 1952 CM SK Sinha Dy CM Dr AN Sinha". 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
6. "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
7. Etemaad (14 November 2020). "Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan Formally Dissolved 16th Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
8. ^ "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
9. "Bihar: Four of five AIMIM MLAs join RJD, making it single-largest party again with 80 seats". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
10. "Bihar: Four of five AIMIM MLAs join RJD, making it single-largest party again with 80 seats". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
11. "Bihar: Four of five AIMIM MLAs join RJD, making it single-largest party again with 80 seats". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
12. "Bihar: Four of five AIMIM MLAs join RJD, making it single-largest party again with 80 seats". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
13. "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
14. "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
15. "Bihar: RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahni disqualified upon conviction by CBI court". www.telegraphindia.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
16. "BJP wins from Kurhani". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
17. "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
18. "Bihar BJP MLA Subhash Singh passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 16 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
19. "Lone Lok Janshakti Party MLA Raj Kumar Singh joins JD(U) in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
20. "Anant Singh loses assembly membership, RJD tally down to 79". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
21. "CPI-ML MLA Manoj Manzil disqualified from Bihar assembly". Indian Express.
22. "BSP's lone MLA in Bihar Md Zama Khan joins ruling JD(U) after meeting with CM Nitish Kumar | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

• Official website Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Government of Bihar

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