Bihar CEO hands over list of 243 newly elected MLAs to governor
Patna, Nov 16 (PTI): Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal on Sunday handed over the list of 243 newly elected members of the state assembly to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan at the Raj Bhavan here.
The list features the names of the MLAs of NDA constituents - BJP (89), JD(U) (85), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (19), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (five) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (four).
The names of the legislators of the opposition Mahagathbandhan - RJD (25), Congress (six), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (two) and CPI(M) (one) - are also there.
Besides, the list mentions names of five AIMIM lawmakers and one each of Indian Inclusive Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.
"The CEO, accompanied by principal secretary Arvind Anand and other officials, handed over the list of 243 newly elected members of the Bihar assembly to the Bihar Governor," the CEO's office said in a post on X.
The current Assembly's term in Bihar ends on November 22.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
