Anant Kumar Singh to Run in 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections
Anant Kumar Singh, a former MLA and gangster-turned-politician, announced on August 25 that he will contest the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Bihar is expected to vote for its 243-member legislative assembly in October 2025.
After meeting with Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, Singh told reporters, “I had gone for work. He said it will be done. I will contest the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. The meeting was good. Chief Minister did not say anything.”
When asked about the 2025 polls, Singh said, “Those who are in power, will stay in power. No one else (There will be no change in the guard.)”
Singh, popularly known as ‘Chhote Sarkar’, secured victory in the 2020 assembly election on an RJD ticket. Earlier this year, Singh was released from Beur jail in Patna on a 15-day parole on medical grounds. He is serving a 10-year prison sentence in an Arms case after an AK-47 rifle was recovered from his residence in August 2019.
The assembly elections in Bihar are likely to be held in October-November 2025. Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA earlier this year and took oath as Bihar CM with BJP’s support, after leaving the INDIA alliance. Kumar’s JDU contested the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in alliance with the BJP.
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Anant Kumar Singh -: Anant Kumar Singh is a person who used to be a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and is also known for being involved in criminal activities. He is now a politician.
Bihar Assembly elections -: These are elections held in the state of Bihar to choose the people who will make laws and decisions for the state. They happen every five years.
MLA -: MLA stands for Member of the Legislative Assembly. It is a person elected by the people to represent them in the state’s legislative assembly.
gangster-turned-politician -: This means someone who used to be involved in criminal activities (a gangster) but has now become a politician.
Nitish Kumar -: Nitish Kumar is the current Chief Minister of Bihar, which means he is the head of the government in the state of Bihar.
RJD -: RJD stands for Rashtriya Janata Dal, which is a political party in India. It is one of the major parties in Bihar.
Chhote Sarkar -: This is a nickname for Anant Kumar Singh. In Hindi, it means ‘Little Government’ or ‘Little Boss’.
prison sentence -: A prison sentence is the amount of time someone has to spend in jail as punishment for a crime they committed.
