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.

For the lower house, see Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Bihar Legislative Council

Bihar Vidhan Parishad
Type
Type
Upper house
of the Bihar Legislature
Term limits
6 years
Leadership
Governor
Rajendra Arlekar
since 17 February 2023
Chairman
Devesh Chandra Thakur, JD(U)
since 24 August 2022
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Nitish Kumar, JD(U)
since 27 July 2017
Leader of the Opposition
Rabri Devi
since 16 February 2024
Structure
Seats75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (49)
NDA (50)
  •   BJP (24)
  •   JD(U) (24)
  •   HAM(S) (1)
  •   RLJP (1)

Opposition (18)
MGB (18)

  •   RJD (13)
  •   INC (4)
  •   CPI (1)

Others (6)

Vacant (1)

  •   Vacant (1)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Meeting place
Bihar Legislative Council, Patna, Bihar, India
Website
Bihar Legislative Council
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