Bihar MLC Election Result LIVE: The counting for the legislative council elections in Bihar is underway. The results till now have given mixed response to all the leading parties, with the ruling NDA maintaining an edge over the rival INDIA alliance.
The Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party has also managed to win a seat in the upper house of the state’s assembly.
In a high-profile contest, JDU’s Neeraj Kumar registered victory on Patna graduates’ seat. Expelled JDU leader and strongman Anant Singh on Wednesday conceded defeat for JSP candidate; however, he refused to congratulate Kumar due to the prolonged rivalry.
Bihar MLC Election Results Live Updates:
– Results have been declared for five of the total eight constituencies, including the four teacher quota seats and the Patna Graduate seat. The counting is still underway in the Kosi, Tirhut, and Darbhanga Graduate constituencies.
– Neeraj Kumar, upon registering a victory on Patna Graduates’ seat, slammed strongman Anant Singh for speaking against the party line, further justifying his expulsion.
– On Tirhut Graduate seat, independent candidate Vanshidhar Brajwasi has maintained a solid lead of over 3,000 votes against JDU’s Abhishek Jha.
– BJP candidate Narendra Singh registered a comfortable victory on Tirhut Teachers Constituency
– BJP maintains lead on Kosi graduates’ seat against the rival parties, including RJD, Congress, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj.
– Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has congratulated Dr Sanjeev Kumar, the RJD candidate who won the Patna Teachers’ Constituency. “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Sanjeev Kumar on his victory in the Bihar Legislative Council elections from the Patna Teachers’ Constituency. I am confident that your tenure will be successful and enjoyable for the protection of teachers’ interests and for the education world,” he wrote in a post on X.
– Winners list:
Saran Teachers Constituency- Rahul Raj, Independent – Won
Patna Teachers Constituency- Sanjeev Kumar, RJD, Won
Kosi Graduate Constituency- NK Yadav, BJP (Leading now)
Patna Graduates Constituency- Neeraj Kumar, JDU, Won
Tirhut Graduates Constituency- Vanshidhar Brijwasi, Independent (Leading now)
Tirhut Teachers Constituency- Narendra Singh, BJP, won
Darbhanga Teachers Constituency- Suresh Prasad Rai, Jan Suraj, won
– JDU’s spokesperson Neeraj Kumar registered a comfortable victory on Patna Graduates’ seat against strongman Anant Singh-backed Jan Suraaj’s candidate Anuj Singh
– After 9th round of counting on Tirhut Graduate seat, independent candidate Vanshidhar Brajwasi has maintained a solid lead of over 3,000 votes against JDU’s Abhishek Jha.