Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hints at giving district status to Barh sub-division

Chief ministerNitish Kumar saidBarh, a sub-divisional headquarters inPatnadistrict, would be upgraded as a separate district soon.

While interacting with his old associates in the erstwhile Barh parliamentary constituency, which sentNitishto theLok Sabhafor consecutive five times from 1989 to 1999, the CM told the locals that they should not be worried about the upgradation of Barh into a district headquarter. You all will have a district, he said in a vague manner keeping in mind the Election Commissions https://exam.pscnotes.com/model-code-of-conduct”>Model Code Of Conduct which is already enforced due to the ongoing state legislative council election.

Barh did not remain a parliamentary constituency after delimitation in 2008. Its assembly segments were divided into Munger, Patna Sahib andNalanda Lok Sabhaconstituencies.