Bihar council polls: 3 FIRs against JD(U) MLA Anant Singh, Jan Suraaj nominee Anuj Singh

19 Oct 2026, 08:18 PM 3 min read

Bihar council polls: 3 FIRs against JD(U) MLA Anant Singh, Jan Suraaj nominee Anuj Singh left JD(U) MLA Anant Singh campaigns for Jan Suraaj MLC candidate Anuj Singh for the MLC election, in Patna on October 15, 2026 ANI ANI ANI Patna, Oct 01 (ANI): JD(U) MLA Anant Singh campaigns for Jan Suraaj MLC candidate Anuj Singh for the MLC election, in Patna on Thursday. (ANI Photo) Polling will be held from 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m. on October 23, with counting scheduled for October 27 Patna Three FIRs have been registered against JD(U) MLA Anant Singh and Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh for alleged poll code violations and law-and-order norms during campaigning for the October 23 biennial elections to eight Bihar Legislative Council seats, police said on Monday (October 19, 2026). The cases relate to a roadshow held in the Mokama Assembly constituency, represented by don-turned-politician Anant Singh, in Patna district on October 18, during which more vehicles than permitted were allegedly used, and sirens blared on several vehicles, officials said.

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This was a clear violation of the election Model Code of Conduct (MCC). A total of three FIRs have been registered against the MLA, Anuj Singh and others in this regard," Barh Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO-I) Ram Krishna said. Polling will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 23, with counting scheduled for October 27. Bihar MLC polls: JD(U) faces dissent; RLM to back own candidate Bihar MLC polls: JD(U) faces dissent; RLM to back own candidate One of the rebel MLAs, Anand Madhav, said the decision was taken out of “respect” for party workers.

He asserted that the MLAs would remain with the NDA Bihar MLC polls: JD(U) faces dissent; RLM to back own candidate storyline 1 The eight council polls are for the Patna Graduates', Darbhanga Graduates', Tirhut Graduates', Kosi Graduates', Patna Teachers', Darbhanga Teachers', Tirhut Teachers' and Saran Teachers' constituencies. Anant Singh has openly defied his party JD(U) by campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh in the Patna Graduates' constituency.

The JD(U) MLA has vowed to ensure the defeat of party MLC Neeraj Kumar, who is seeking re-election from the constituency. Anant Singh claims nobody can question his loyalty to Nitish Kumar Anant Singh claims nobody can question his loyalty to Nitish Kumar Mr. Singh issued the statement against the backdrop of his boycott to JD(U) candidate Neera Kumar Singh contesting from Patna graduates’ constituency Anant Singh claims nobody can question his loyalty to Nitish Kumar storyline 1 Anant Singh had earlier taken out a procession in support of the Jan Suraaj candidate in the area.

"I do not know what the party line is in this matter. The fact remains that he (Neeraj) has opposed me on so many occasions. I must pay him back in the same coin," Anant Singh had recently said.