Bihar: Nitish Kumar resigns as MLC after Rajya Sabha win

Mar 30, 2026 - 12:00

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned as a member of the state’s Legislative Council after being elected to the Rajya Sabha, ANI reported.

Monday was the last day for Kumar to resign as an MLC as he was elected to the Upper House of Parliament on March 16 for the first time. His current Legislative Council term, the fourth consecutive one, was to end in 2030.

The 1950 Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules require a person elected to Parliament and a state legislature to resign from one within 14 days. Failure to do so leads to their parliamentary membership being automatically terminated.

Kumar remains the chief minister for now as Article 164(4) of the Constitution permits a person to hold the office for up to six months without being a member of the state legislature.

The Janata Dal (United) chief had become the chief minister for the tenth time in November after the Assembly elections.

While announcing his candidature for the Rajya Sabha elections on March 5, Kumar said that it had been his desire to serve in all four legislative roles at the state and central level – a member of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, as well as of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

While he is currently a member of the Legislative Council, he...