BJP’s Prem Kumar Frontrunner For Bihar Assembly Speaker After Winning Gaya Town For 9th Consecutive Term

Bihar Government Formation: With only a few days left before the formation of the new government in Bihar, following the NDA's landslide victory in the 18th Assembly elections, there is a hectic lobbying for ministerial posts, the cabinet, and the speaker among NDA partners.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal United (JD(U)) both demanded the speaker's chair, but now the possibility of the post going to BJP is higher as BJP's Prem Kumar, chosen to represent Gaya Town assembly seat for the 9th straight tenure, is likely to become Bihar's new speaker.

70-year-old Prem Kumar is among the most experienced in Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Amid intensified efforts to finalise the composition of the new NDA government in Bihar, sources, earlier today, revealed that both the BJP and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) demanded control of the Assembly Speaker’s post.

Prem Kumar Wins 9th Straight Term From Gaya

BJP veteran Prem Kumar has once again retained the Gaya Town Assembly seat, marking his ninth consecutive victory. He delivered a crushing defeat to Congress candidate Akhauri Onkar Nath Srivastava.

Prem Kumar first won the seat in 1990 and has held it without a break till 2025, a remarkable 35-year winning streak.

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Every election, opposition parties, Congress, RJD and Left have thrown their full strength to unseat him, but Prem Kumar has foiled every attempt. He has maintained a comfortable victory margin in every contest.