At a party legislators’ meeting, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Saturday elected its two-time legislator Shakeel Ahmad Khan as the new Leader of its Legislature Party in the State Assembly.
Mr. Khan was elected in place of party MLA from Bhagalpur, Ajit Sharma.
Ahead of next year’s general election, the BPCC elected Mr. Khan as its new CLP leader, apparently to woo minority votes in the State. The minorities constitute 17% of the total population in Bihar and has a significant presence in as many as 58 Assembly constituencies, mostly in the northeastern border districts of the State’s total 243 legislative seats.
