Bihar Legislative Council chairman resigns

Patna, Jun 14 (PTI) Bihar Legislative Council Chairman Devesh Chandra Thakur on Friday resigned from the membership of the House, an official notification said.
    Thakur, a senior JD(U) leader, had won the Sitamarhi Lok Sabha seat in the recently held general elections.
    According to the notification, he represented the Tirhut Graduates constituency.
    The 71-year-old leader, who is making his debut in Parliament, has enjoyed several terms in the state legislature. He has also been a minister in the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar.
    In August 2022, Thakur was elected, unopposed, as chairman, a post that had been vacant for a few years.

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