# Bihar Legislative Council

Bihar Legislative Council also known as Bihar Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India.

## History

A new Province of Bihar and Odisha was created by the Government of India on 12 December 1911. The Legislative Council with a total of 43 members belonging to different categories was formed in 1912. The first sitting of the Council was convened on 20 January 1913 at Patna College Bankipore. In 1920 Bihar and Orissa declared governor province, as per Government of India Act 1919. As per Government of India Act 1935 Bihar and Orissa was split into separate provinces of Bihar and Orissa. In 1936, [Bihar] attained its separate Statehood. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the unicameral legislature got converted into bicameral one, i.e., the Bihar Legislative Council and the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Bihar Legislative Council consisted of 29 members. On March 21, 1938, the session of the Bihar Legislative Council took place in a newly built building. On 1 April 1950, the secretariat of BLC started functioning. After the first General Elections 1952, the number of members was increased up to 72 and by 1958 the number was raised to 96. With the creation of Jharkhand, as a result of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 passed by the Parliament, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Council has been reduced from 96 to 75 members. Some veteran council members B. P. Mandal, Jagannath Mishra, Satyendra Narain Singh and Lalu Prasad Yadav have also served as Chief Minister of Bihar.

## Working

Bihar Legislative Council is a permanent body and not subject to dissolution. But as nearly as possible, one-third of the members thereof retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year. Members are now elected or nominated for six years and one-third of them retire every second year. The presiding officers of Vidhan Parishad are now known as Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Members of the upper house, the Legislative Council are indirectly elected through an electoral college. There are 27 Committees which are, at present, functional in the Council. Besides, there are three Financial Committees consisting of the members of the two Houses of the State Legislature.

## Current members

* Chairman : Awadhesh Narain Singh
* Deputy Chairman : Ram Bachan Rai
* Leader of the House : Nitish Kumar
* Deputy Leader of the House :
* Government's Chief Whip :Reena Devi
* Leader of the Opposition : Rabri Devi

### Elected by Legislative Assembly (27)

Keys: RJD (9)  JD(U) (8)  BJP (8)  INC (1)  CPIML (1)  HAM (1)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Rabri Devi | RJD | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 2 | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | RJD | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 3 | Syed Faisal Ali | RJD | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 4 | Urmila Thakur | RJD | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 5 | Munni Rajak | RJD | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 6 | Ashok Pandey | RJD | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 7 | Qari Sohaib | RJD | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 8 | Mo Farooq | RJD | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 9 | Sunil Kumar Singh | RJD | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 10 | Nitish Kumar | JDU | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 11 | Khalid Anwar | JDU | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 12 | Rabindra Prasad Singh | JDU | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 13 | Afaque Ahmad Khan | JDU | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 14 | Ghulam Ghaus | JDU | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 15 | Bhishm Sahni | JDU | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 16 | Kumud Verma | JDU | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 17 | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | JDU | 06-July-2024 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 18 | Mangal Pandey | BJP | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 19 | Anamika Singh Patel | BJP | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 20 | Lal Mohan Gupta | BJP | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 21 | Hari Sahni | BJP | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 22 | Anil Sharma | BJP | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 |
| 23 | Samrat Chaudhary | BJP | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 24 | Sanjay Mayukh | BJP | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 26 | Samir Kumar Singh | INC | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 |
| 27 | Shashi Yadav | CPIML | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |
| 28 | Santosh Suman | HAM | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 |

### Elected from Local Authorities Constituencies (24)

Keys: BJP (7)  RJD (7)  JD(U) (4)  INC (1)  RLJP (1)  IND (4)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Patna | Kartikey Kumar | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 2 | Bhojpur | Radhacharan Sah | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 3 | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal | Kumar Nagendra | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 4 | Nalanda | Reena Yadav | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 5 | Rohtas-Kaimur | Santosh Singh | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 6 | Nawada | Ashok Yadav | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 7 | Aurangabad | Dileep Singh | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 8 | Saran | Sachchidanand Rai | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 9 | Siwan | Vinod Jaiswal | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 10 | Darbhanga | Sunil Chaudhary | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 11 | East Champaran | Maheshwar Singh | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 12 | Muzaffarpur | Dinesh Prasad Singh | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 13 | Vaishali | Bhushan Ray | RLJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 14 | Samastipur | Tarun Kumar | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 15 | West Champaran | Saurabh Kumar | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 16 | Sitamarhi-Sheohar | Rekha Devi | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 17 | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj | Dilip Jaiswal | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 18 | Bhagalpur-Banka | Vijay Singh | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 19 | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura | Ajay Kumar Singh | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 20 | Katihar | Ashok Agrawal | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 21 | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul | Ajay Kumar Singh | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 22 | Madhubani | Ambika Gulab Yadav | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 23 | Gopalganj | Rajeev Singh | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |
| 24 | Begusarai-Khagaria | Rajeev Kumar | INC | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 |

### Elected from Graduates Constituencies (6)

Keys:  JD(U) (2)  IND (2)  BJP (2)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Tirhut | Bansidhar Brajwasi | Ind | 09-Dec-2024 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 2 | Patna | Neeraj Kumar | JDU | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 3 | Koshi | Narendra Kumar Yadav | BJP | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 4 | Darbhanga | Sarvesh Kumar | Ind | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 5 | Saran | Virendra Narayan Yadav | JDU | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 |
| 6 | Gaya | Awadhesh Narain Singh | BJP | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 |

### Elected from Teachers Constituencies (6)

Keys: BJP (2)  JD(U) (1)  INC (1)  JSP (1)  Vacant (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Patna | Nawal Kishore Yadav | BJP | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 2 | Darbhanga | Madan Mohan Jha | INC | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 3 | Saran | Afaque Ahmad | JSP | 06-Apr-2023 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 4 | Tirhut | | | 10-Dec-2024 | 16-Nov-2026 |
| 5 | Koshi | Sanjeev Kumar Singh | JDU | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 |
| 6 | Gaya | Jeevan Kumar | BJP | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 |

### Nominated (12)

Keys: BJP (6) JD(U) (6)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Janak Ram | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 2 | Devesh Kumar | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 3 | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 4 | Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 5 | Ghanshyam Thakur | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 6 | Nivedita Singh | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 7 | Ashok Choudhary | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 8 | Ram Bachan Rai | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 9 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 10 | Lallan Kumar Saraf | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 11 | Sanjay Singh | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 |
| 12 | Raj Vardhan Azad | JDU | 13-Oct-2023 | 16-Mar-2027 |