Bihar Legislative Assembly

Bihar Legislative Assembly
Bihar Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Bihar Legislature
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Speaker	TBD
Deputy Speaker	TBD
Leader of the House Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar (JD(U)) ; since 10 August 2022
Deputy Leader of the House; Deputy Chief Minister	Tejashwi Yadav (RJD) ; since 10 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition	TBD
Structure
Seats	243
Political groups	Government (164); MGB (164) RJD (79); JD(U) (45); INC (19); CPI(M-L) (12); HAM (4); CPI (2); CPI(M) (2); IND (1); Opposition (76) BJP (76); Others (1) AIMIM (1); Vacant (2) Vacant (2);
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
	vidhansabha.bih.nic.in

The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the state where the first elections were held in 1952.^[2] The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. Dr. Shri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the House and the Chief Minister, 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 325. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled as the Bihar Reorganisation Act, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 325 to 243 members. Among 243 seats 38 are Scheduled Castes and 2 are Scheduled Tribes reserved seats.

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).

Vidhan Sabha	Constitution	Dissolution	Days	Ministry
1st	20 May 1952	31 March 1957	1,776	First Sri Krishna Singh ministry
2nd	20 May 1957	15 March 1962	1,760	Second Sri Krishna Singh ministry 1957-1961
3rd	16 March 1962	16 March 1967	1,826
4th	17 March 1967	26 February 1969	712
5th	26 February 1969	28 March 1972	1,126
6th	29 March 1972	30 April 1977	1,858
7th	24 June 1977	17 February 1980	968
8th	8 June 1980	12 March 1985	1,738
9th	12 March 1985	10 March 1990	1,824
10th	10 March 1990	28 March 1995	1,844
11th	4 April 1995	2 March 2000	1,795
12th	3 March 2000	6 March 2005	1,830	Third Rabri Devi ministry
13th	7 March 2005	24 November 2005	263
14th	24 November 2005	26 November 2010	1,829	Second Nitish Kumar ministry
15th	26 November 2010	20 November 2015	1,821	Third Nitish Kumar ministry (2010–14) Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry (2014-15) Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015-15)
16th	20 November 2015	14 November 2020^[3]	1821	Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015–17) Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry (2017-20)
17th	16 November 2020	Incumbent	640	Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry(2020-22) Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry

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 (Budget session, Monsoon session, Winter session) every year.

The Sessions of Legislative Assembly are presided by Speaker and The Speaker certifies that whether a bill is ordinary bill or money bill. Generally he does not participate in voting but he casts his vote in the case of tie. Vijay Kumar Sinha is the current Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.^[4] The Legislative Assembly also has a Secretariat which is headed by Secretary. He is under the disciplinary control of Speaker. The function of Secretary is to assist the Speaker. Bateshwar Nath Pandey is the current Secretary of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Composition

2020

Following was the composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly after 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Alliance		Party		Seats
Alliance		Party		Won	+/−	Total

	NDA		BJP	74	21	125
			JDU	43	28
			VIP	4	4
			HAM	4	3

	MGB		RJD	75	5	110
			INC	19	8
			CPI-ML	12	9
			CPI	2	2
			CPI(M)	2	2

	GDSF		AIMIM	5	5
	GDSF		BSP	1	1
None			LJP	1	1
None			IND	1	3
Total				243		243

2022

Following is the current composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly which is after some elected members changed parties, various bye-elections and after Nitish Kumar left NDA and formed alliance with Mahagathbandhan on 9 August 2022

Alliance			Seats	Total
	MGB	RJD	79	164
		JDU	45
		INC	19
		CPI-ML	12
		HAM	4
		CPI	2
		CPI(M)	2
		IND	1
	NDA	BJP	76	76
None		AIMIM	1	1
Vacant			2	2
Total			243	243

References

^ "Nitish leaves ally BJP in the cold, claims support of 164 MLAs of seven Mahagathbandhan parties to form government".
^ "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.
^ Etemaad (14 November 2020). "Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan Formally Dissolved 16th Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ Tewary, Amarnath (25 November 2020). "NDA nominee Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

External links

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

[1] "Nitish leaves ally BJP in the cold, claims support of 164 MLAs of seven Mahagathbandhan parties to form government".

[2] "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.

[3] Etemaad (14 November 2020). "Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan Formally Dissolved 16th Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[4] Tewary, Amarnath (25 November 2020). "NDA nominee Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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