BJP’s Nawal Kishore Yadav Receives Nomination Papers

Brief By Newsbrief / 9:18 AM on 04 Oct 2026

BJP candidate Nawal Kishore Yadav has received nomination-related documents from Bihar BJP president Sanjay Sarawagi for the 2026 Patna Teachers’ constituency election. Yadav, a sitting Legislative Council member, thanked the party leadership and workers for their confidence, calling the nomination both an honour and responsibility.

The BJP has announced four candidates for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections. Besides Yadav from Patna Teachers’, the party has fielded Dr N.K. Yadav from Kosi Graduates’, Sarvesh Kumar from Darbhanga Graduates’ and Narendra Prasad Singh from Tirhut Teachers’.

The elections will cover four Graduates’ and four Teachers’ constituencies, with polling scheduled for October 23 and counting on October 27. The nomination deadline is October 6, followed by scrutiny on October 7 and withdrawal until October 9.

The NDA has divided the eight seats equally between BJP and JD(U). Jan Suraaj has also announced candidates for all eight seats, while opposition parties are fielding candidates across constituencies.