{
  "id": 10622340,
  "title": "Litterateur and academician Ram Bachan Rai is new Council chairman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/litterateur-and-academician-ram-bachan-rai-is-new-council-chairman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/litterateur-and-academician-ram-bachan-rai-is-new-council-chairman-10898633/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Veteran academic and Janata Dal (United) leader Ram Bachan Rai has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council, taking over from BJP leader Awadhesh Narain Singh. The appointment is in line with the power-sharing agreement between the BJP and JD(U) in Bihar, where the Assembly Speaker's post goes to the BJP and the Legislative Council Chairman's position remains with the JD(U). Rai, who has been serving as Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council since July 2024, brings extensive academic and legislative experience to his new role.",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Litterateur and academician Ram Bachan Rai is new Council chairman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/litterateur-and-academician-ram-bachan-rai-is-new-council-chairman-10624819",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:00:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}