Patna (Bihar): Anant Singh, Janta Dal (United) MLA from Mokama, on Tuesday, took oath because the MLA within the Bihar Vidhan Sabha meeting. Earlier than taking the oath, he touched Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ft and took his blessings.

He had been unable to take his oath earlier as a consequence of his incarceration in Beur Jail following his arrest on November 1, 2025, in reference to the Dularchand Yadav homicide case.

Singh reached the Bihar Vidhan Sabha meeting in an ambulance from the Beur Jail to take the oath.

Talking to the reporters, he stated, “I’m harmless, I’ll get justice.”

Jailed Janata Dal (United) chief Anant Singh secured a victory from Mokama meeting constituency in Bihar’s Patna district by a margin of 28,206 votes towards the RJD candidate and Surajbhan Singh’s spouse, Veena Devi, who obtained 63,210 votes.

Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, earlier than the polling started in Bihar, by Patna Police in reference to the homicide case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma stated.

SSP stated Anant Singh has been arrested together with two associates, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram. Singh was taken earlier than the Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace (CJM) court docket in Patna.

Mokama is notorious for being a stronghold of influential and sometimes controversial “strongmen” or “bahubalis” in Bihar politics, most notably Anant Kumar Singh, his brother Dilip Singh and Surajbhan Singh.

The electoral battle in Mokama Meeting constituency in Patna district, Bihar, was centred round two Bahubalis – Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh, who dominate the area’s political narrative.

The NDA registered a historic landslide victory within the 2025 Bihar meeting polls, successful 202 of the 243 seats, whereas the Mahagathbandhan managed to safe solely 35 seats. The ruling alliance secured a three-fourths majority within the 243-member Bihar Meeting, marking the second time the NDA crossed the 200-seat mark in state polls. In 2010, it had gained 206 seats.

Within the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) gained 89 seats, Janata Dal (United) gained 85, Lok Janshakti Occasion (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) gained 19, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAMS) gained 5, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha gained 4 seats.

Amongst opposition events, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) gained 25 seats, the Indian Nationwide Congress six, the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) [CPI(ML)(L)] two, the Indian Inclusive Occasion (IIP) one, and the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] one seat.

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) secured 5 seats, whereas the Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) gained one seat.

The Bihar meeting elections have been held in two phases on November 6 and 11. Bihar recorded a historic 67.13 per cent voter turnout, the best since 1951, with girls voters outpacing males (71.6 per cent vs 62.8 per cent).