Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) As political activity heats up ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the controversy over the Bihar Public Service Commission teacher recruitment exam (TRE-4) shows no sign of easing.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Bihar Education Minister Sunil Kumar announced that 26,000 teaching posts will be filled in this round.

"The vacancies will be sent to the BPSC within the next four to five days. Any remaining seats will be included in TRE-5," Minister Kumar said, adding that vacancies are determined subject-wise and based on number of student in schools.

The Minister insisted that 26,000 posts are not a small number, but candidates remain dissatisfied.

Many candidates are holding protests, accusing the Bihar government of backtracking on its earlier

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