Election Commission

Opposition INDIA bloc leaders in Bihar marched towards Lok Bhavan in Patna on October 8, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Police barricades halted the procession, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accused the authorities of suppressing the Opposition’s voice.

The Bihar Opposition has intensified its campaign against the Election Commission over SIR, with Tejashwi Yadav leading protests and demanding the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

INDIA bloc leaders and workers organised an Aakrosh March across all 534 blocks in Bihar, protesting against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has announced a statewide protest programme against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with an Akrosh March on October 7 and a Lok Bhavan march in Patna on October 8.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision exercise and announced a series of INDIA bloc protests against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Union government.

Bihar Congress has appointed Ajay Kumar Paswan as the new head of its Media and Publicity Department, replacing Rajesh Rathod, who is contesting the Tirhut Teachers’ MLC seat as an independent candidate.

Nishant Kumar has backed JD(U) candidate Neeraj Kumar in the Bihar Legislative Council elections, urging party workers to support the official NDA candidate as Anant Singh continues to campaign for Jan Suraaj nominee Anuj Singh.

Prashant Kishor has stepped up his attack on the JD(U) amid the ongoing Anant Singh-Neeraj Kumar dispute ahead of the Bihar Legislative Council elections, claiming that the party is being weakened and could eventually move closer to the BJP.

Bihar's MLC election campaign gains momentum as BJP announces four candidates, while JD(U) MLA Anant Singh backs Jan Suraaj's Anuj Kumar Singh against JD(U) nominee Neeraj Kumar in Patna Graduates.

JD(U) leader Ram Bachan Rai has taken charge as Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council after BJP leader Awadhesh Narain Singh resigned, reinforcing the BJP-JD(U) power-sharing arrangement in Bihar. The leadership change comes amid continuing political activity over electoral rolls, governance and upcoming Legislative Council contests.

Election Commission results show Prashant Kishor winning Bankipur with 64,151 votes.

An overview of village, block and district-level democratic institutions in Bihar.