BJP Announces Candidates for Four Seats in Bihar Legislative Council Polls

BJP Announces Four Candidates for Bihar MLC Polls

The BJP on September 29, 2026, announced its candidates for four of the eight Bihar Legislative Council seats that will go to polls next month.

The party has retained three sitting MLCs — Nawal Kishore Yadav, N K Yadav and Sarvesh Kumar — while fielding Narendra Prasad Singh for the Tirhut Teachers constituency.

BJP’s Four Candidates in Bihar

The BJP candidates announced for the four constituencies are:

ConstituencyBJP CandidatePatna TeachersNawal Kishore YadavKosi GraduatesN K YadavDarbhanga GraduatesSarvesh KumarTirhut TeachersNarendra Prasad Singh

Nawal Kishore Yadav, N K Yadav and Sarvesh Kumar are currently members of the Bihar Legislative Council from their respective constituencies.

Narendra Prasad Singh Gets Tirhut Teachers Ticket

The BJP has nominated Narendra Prasad Singh for the Tirhut Teachers constituency.

The seat is currently held by Sanjay Kumar Singh of the opposition INDIA bloc's CPI. The BJP's announcement completes its list for the four constituencies allocated to the party within the NDA's seat-sharing arrangement for these council elections.

Eight Bihar Legislative Council Seats Going to Polls

The upcoming election covers eight seats in the Bihar Legislative Council — four Graduate constituencies and four Teachers constituencies.

The Graduate constituencies are Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi, while the Teachers constituencies are Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran.

JD(U) Has Candidates for Other Four Seats

The BJP's NDA ally, Janata Dal (United), has already announced candidates for the other four constituencies.

The BJP and JD(U) are therefore contesting four seats each as part of their alliance arrangement for the eight-seat election.

RJD Announces Candidates for Six Seats

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which leads the opposition coalition in Bihar, has announced candidates for six of the eight seats.

The party has indicated that discussions are continuing over the Tirhut Teachers constituency and the Darbhanga Teachers seat.

The Jan Suraaj Party led by Prashant Kishor has also announced candidates for all eight constituencies.

Bihar MLC Election Schedule

The Election Commission has scheduled polling for October 23, 2026. The notification was issued on September 29, while the last date for filing nominations is October 6.

The election schedule is:

Election ProcessDateNotificationSeptember 29, 2026Last date for nominationsOctober 6, 2026Scrutiny of nominationsOctober 7, 2026Last date for withdrawalOctober 9, 2026PollingOctober 23, 2026Counting and resultsOctober 27, 2026

Polling will take place from 8 am to 4 pm on October 23.

Who Can Vote in Graduate and Teachers Constituencies?

The Bihar Legislative Council elections involve special electorates.

For Graduate constituencies, eligible voters must have held a recognised university degree for at least three years and ordinarily reside in the relevant constituency.

For Teachers constituencies, eligible voters include those with at least three years of teaching experience in qualifying secondary schools, colleges or universities, subject to the applicable electoral-roll requirements.

Terms of Existing MLCs End in November

The terms of the sitting members representing these eight constituencies are scheduled to expire on November 16, 2026.

The election process is therefore being completed ahead of the expiry of their terms.

Key Takeaways

• BJP has announced four candidates for the Bihar Legislative Council elections.

• Nawal Kishore Yadav will contest from Patna Teachers.

• N K Yadav will contest from Kosi Graduates.

• Sarvesh Kumar has been named for Darbhanga Graduates.

• Narendra Prasad Singh will contest from Tirhut Teachers.

• Eight Bihar Legislative Council seats will go to polls.

• Voting is scheduled for October 23, 2026, with counting on October 27.

• BJP and JD(U) are contesting four seats each under the NDA arrangement.