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The 2024 Indian general election was held in Bihar in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 40 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Bihar, along with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal , were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.
The Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry is the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On 28 January 2024, he walked out of the INDIA (alliance) and announced his resignation. He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the BJP's NDA alliance. [1] [2]
The Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry was the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. [3] On 9 August 2022, he walked out of the BJP's NDA alliance and announced his resignation. [4] [5] He then decided to form a new government in Bihar along with the RJD and the Congress. [6]
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (lit. ' Uniting India for Justice March '), [2] commonly referred to as the Nyay Yatra (lit. ' Justice March ') [3] [4] was a movement led by the Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, starting on 14 January 2024 from Thoubal in Manipur and ended on 16 March 2024 in Mumbai spanning east-west of India. [5]
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 325 to 243 members. The current Nitish Kumar government is a minority, powered by the BJP and LJP to majority status
Nitish Kumar during his Samadhan Yatra (reachout campaign to oversee the implementation of schemes) with ministers Alok Kumar Mehta (left) and Sunil Kumar (right) Sankarshan Thakur authored Single Man: The Life and Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar. [86] Arun Sinha has authored a book titled Nitish Kumar and The Rise of Bihar. [87]
The political party or the coalition of parties with a majority in the Legislative Assembly forms the government. The first Chief Minister of Bihar was Krishna Sinha and the first Deputy Chief Minister was Anugrah Narayan Sinha. [3] In 2014, the incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar succeeded Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was removed from office. [4]
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952. [4] Before the partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the assembly was 331, including one nominated member.