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Mahagathbandhan, (MGB, ISO: Mahāgaṭhabaṁdhana) [5] also known as Grand Alliance, is a coalition of political parties in the Eastern state of Bihar in India, formed ahead of the 2015 Vidhan Sabha elections in Bihar.
The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora, announced on 25 September 2020 that the Bihar assembly election will be held from 28 October 2020, in three phases for 243 constituencies. [90] Per the Election Commission of India, approximately 60 registered parties are to contest in the Bihar elections. [clarification needed] [91]
In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 324. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 325 to 243 members.
Mahagathbandhan (transl. Grand Alliance) may refer to these political alliances in India: Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) , alliance in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), and Indian National Congress, against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Despite the separation from Bihar of financially richer Jharkhand, Bihar has seen more growth in recent years. [73] In 2024, Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, has once again switched allegiances, a 5th U-turn, leaving the Mahagathbandhan opposition alliance to rejoin the BJP-led NDA coalition. [74]
The 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for all 243 constituencies is scheduled to be held on October or November 2025. It will be conducted by the Election Commission of India . Background
On 19 August, the central government notified 21 Bihar districts, including the capital Patna, as backward areas and unveiled tax rebates for them. [52] On 25 August, the central government released the religious data of the 2011 census. [53] [54] Hindus constituted 82.7% (8.6 crore people) in Bihar, while Muslims constituted 16.9% (1.7 crore ...
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952. [4] Before the partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the assembly was 331, including one nominated member.