Overview
- ADR and Bihar Election Watch report that 218 of 243 MLAs are crorepatis, with average declared assets at Rs 9.02 crore and a combined Rs 2,192.93 crore.
- MLAs facing criminal cases fell to 130 (53%), with 102 (42%) accused of serious offences, down from 163 and 123 respectively in 2020.
- The NDA secured 202 of 243 seats, with the BJP winning 89 and JD(U) 85, as the RJD finished with 25 seats.
- The richest MLA is the BJP’s Kumar Pranay from Munger at about Rs 170.8 crore, while the poorest is BJP’s Murari Paswan from Pirpainti at roughly Rs 6.5 lakh.
- Among 111 re-elected MLAs, average assets rose 53% since 2020 to Rs 7.46 crore, and women’s representation edged up to 29 members.