Bihar Legislative Assembly - wikipedia Bihar Legislative Assembly Bihar Legislative Assembly Type Type Bicameral Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, JD ( U ) Since 27 July 2017 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD ( U ) Since 27 July 2017 Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP Since 27 July 2017 Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, RJD Since 28 July 2017 Structure Seats 243 Political groups NDA Government ( 133 ) JD ( U ) ( 71 ) BJP ( 53 ) LJP ( 2 ) RLSP ( 2 ) HAM ( Se ) ( 1 ) Independents ( 4 ) Opposition ( 110 ) RJD ( 80 ) INC ( 27 ) CPI ( M-L ) L ( 3 ) Elections Voting system First - past - the - post Last election 12 October to 5 November 2015 Meeting place Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar Website http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar. Contents 1 History 2 Working 3 Current assembly 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History The Bihar Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937. The Assembly had a strength of 152 members. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, the first General Elections in the state were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. Dr Sri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the House and the Chief Minister and Dr Anugrah Narayan Singh was elected the first Deputy Leader of the Assembly and became state 's first Deputy Chief Minister. It was reduced to 318 during the second General Elections. In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 324. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 324 to 243 members. The current ruling government formed in July 2017 is NDA consisting of JD ( U ) + BJP + LJP + RLSP + HAM ( Se ). Working The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and 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 ( Budget, Monsoon, Winter ) every year. Current Assembly Main article : Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015 Current assembly elections were held in October -- November 2015. In July 2017, ex Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD was charged by the CBI in a corruption case. After prolonged, but ultimately futile deliberations between the members of the Grand Alliance over Yadav resigning, Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister on the 26th of July, 2017. Hours after Nitish Kumar 's resignation, the JD ( U ) joined hands with the BJP, allowing Nitish Kumar to take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. The Governor of Bihar, Keshari Nath Tripathi, administered Kumar the oath of office and secrecy in the Bihar Raj Bhavan on the 27th of July, 2017, 1000 hrs IST, making Kumar the Chief Minister of Bihar for the sixth time. He gained the vote of confidence in the house with a total of 131 votes through Lobby Division voting on the 28th of July. The Speaker ( JD ( U ) ) & one member of BJP did not cast their vote. See also Administration in Bihar Patna Secretariat List of members of Bihar Vidhan Sabha Member of the Legislative Council ( India ) List of states of India by type of legislature Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015 References Jump up ^ `` First Bihar assembly : Down memory lane - Times of India ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Bihar poll dates announced : Some facts youn need to know about Bihar Legislative Assembly ''. www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 19. Jump up ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nitish-kumar-takes-oath-as-bihar-chief-minister-just-12-hours-after-resigning/articleshow/59785176.cms External links Official website ; Government of Bihar Legislatures of India British Raj Council of India Imperial Legislative Council Council of State Central Legislative Assembly Chamber of Princes Constituent Assembly of India Sansad Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Vidhan Sabha Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh National Capital Territory of Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Vidhan Parishad Andhra Pradesh Bihar Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Maharashtra Telangana Uttar Pradesh Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bihar_Legislative_Assembly&oldid=804515496 '' Categories : State lower houses in India Bihar Legislative Assembly Hidden categories : India articles missing geocoordinate data All articles needing coordinates Talk Contents About Wikipedia हिन्दी मराठी संस्कृतम् தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 14 : 46. 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Question: how many seats does rjd has in bihar
Answer: 80