Bihar Legislative Council

Bihar Legislative Council

Bihar Vidhan Parishad
Bihar Legislative Council ; Bihar Vidhan Parishad
Type
Type	Upper house of the Bihar Legislature
Term limits	6 years
History
Founded	16 February 1950
Leadership
Governor	Syed Ata Hasnain ; since 2 January 2025
Chairman	Awadhesh Narain Singh, BJP ; since 20 June 2024
Deputy Chairperson	Prof. Ram Bachan Rai, JD(U) ; since 24 July 2024
Leader of the House; (Chief Minister)	Samrat Choudhary, BJP ; since 30 March 2026
Leader of the Opposition	Rabri Devi, RJD ; since 16 February 2024
Structure
Seats	75 (63 elected + 12 nominated)
Political groups	Government (48) NDA (48) BJP (25); JD(U) (20); LJP(RV) (1); HAM(S) (1); RLM (1); Official Opposition (19) MGB (19) RJD (15); INC (2); CPI (1); CPI(ML)L (1); Others (8) IND (6); RLJP (1); JSP (1);
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Meeting place
	Bihar Legislative Council, Patna, Bihar, India
Website
	Bihar Legislative Council

Bihar Legislative Council, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature in the state of Bihar, India.