Nitish Kumar

Three of the four RLM MLAs have decided to support party candidate Ram Pukar Sinha in the Saran Teachers constituency, instead of JD(U) candidate Anand Pushkar, highlighting fresh dissent within the Bihar NDA.

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.

Samrat Choudhary’s appointment as Bihar’s first BJP Chief Minister has changed the leadership balance within the NDA, while the JD(U) remains part of the ruling coalition.

JDU MLA Anant Singh has openly opposed party nominee Neeraj Kumar in the Patna Graduate MLC contest and backed Jan Suraaj candidate Anuj Kumar Singh.

JD(U) leaders criticised Sonia Gandhi after media reports said she called Nitish Kumar a “traitor” at a Congress Working Committee meeting. The exact wording of the reported exchange remains unclear.

JD(U) leader Ram Bachan Rai has taken charge as Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council after BJP leader Awadhesh Narain Singh resigned from the post on September 28, 2026.

The Bihar Chief Minister Secretariat records that Samrat Choudhary took oath as Chief Minister on 15 April 2026.

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

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.

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary sparked controversy after saying critics could find only five videos of sexual assault and molestation in the State. The Opposition RJD criticised the remark, arguing that even one such incident should be treated seriously.