Polling for eight Bihar Legislative Council seats passes off peacefully amid complaints, firecrackers
A senior police official said no untoward incident was reported, even as the RJD alleged police harassment of its Patna Teachers’ candidate and firecrackers were burst outside JD(U) MLA Anant Singh’s residence for Jan Suraaj Party’s Anuj Kumar Singh; counting is on October 27
Eight Legislative Council seats in Bihar held elections on October 23, 2026, with no major incidents reported. The RJD accused the police of harassing its Patna Teachers’ candidate, and firecrackers were set off near the residence of Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate from Patna Graduates’ seat. The elections saw a turnout of 43.87% for the Graduates’ seats and 74.55% for the Teachers’ constituencies.
The Patna Graduates’ seat was particularly notable, as JD(U) candidate Neeraj Kumar faced support from his party and MLA Anant Singh, who backed the Jan Suraaj Party nominee Anuj Kumar Singh. The counting for the results is scheduled for October 27.
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