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Union Minister Giriraj Singh has taken a jab at political strategist Prashant Kishor for opting out of the Bihar assembly elections. He accused Kishor of being acutely aware of his slim chances of success, branding Kishor's party as merely a 'vote splitter' and a mere accessory to the RJD. Patna, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday criticised Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor for his decision not to contest the Bihar assembly polls, claiming that the poll strategist-turned-politici ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tensions within the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) surfaced ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced it would contest independently. Disgruntled over its marginalisation in seat-sharing talks, the JMM declared that it will field candidates in six constituencies -- Chakai, Dhamdha, Katoria (ST), Manihari (ST), Jamui, and Pirpainti -- all of which go to polls in the second phase on November 11. These constituencie ...Read More >
Patna: Folk singer Maithili Thakur, along with RJD MLA Bharat Bind joined the BJP on Tuesday. She is likely to be fielded from Alinagar in Darbhanga. Sitting MLA Mishri Lal Tadav has quit BJP. Earlier, it was speculated that the BJP would field her from her home seat Benipatti, but retained sitting MLA Vinod Narayan Jha in its first list of 71 candidates announced Tuesday. Alinagar is the home of Maithili's maternal uncle.Maithili turned 25 recently. Her father Ramesh Thakur is also her guru and ...Read More >
Patna: The JD(U) on Thursday announced its list of 44 candidates for the second phase of the assembly elections scheduled for Nov 11, fielding nine women, including Muslim candidate Shagufta Amin from Araria in the Seemanchal region.With this, the party has declared all 101 candidates under its share of seats in the NDA. The first list of 57 names had been released earlier for the first phase.In its latest list, the JD(U) dropped three sitting MLAs -- Dilip Kumar Ray (Sursand), Veena Bharti (Tri ...Read More >
PATNA: Union home minister Amit Shah said Friday that NDA allies will fight the Bihar assembly elections "under the leadership of JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar" but a decision on who will head the next govt will be taken by elected legislators, leading to JD(U) saying there was no ambiguity as Nitish Kumar would return as CM in the event of victory. "Elected MLAs of the coalition partners will first elect their respective party leaders, who will sit together and decide as to who will head the next go ...Read More >
Gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin's son, Osama, is set to make his political debut in Bihar on an RJD ticket from the Raghunathpur assembly seat in Siwan, his late father's stronghold. The 31-year-old has declared assets worth over ₹2.31 crore, while his spouse holds assets exceeding ₹5.70 crore. Osama, who faces several criminal cases mostly under the Arms Act, follows in the footsteps of his father, a four-term RJD MP convicted in murder cases. Gangster-turned-politician Mohd ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has fielded Osama Shahab from the Raghunathpur Assembly constituency in Siwan district of Bihar. Osama is the son of Mohammad Shahabuddin, the late gangster or bahubali from Bihar, who served as an MLA and Member of Parliament from the Siwan constituency. A picture of Osama meeting with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav was viral on Thursday. Lalu Yadav is seen handing over the poll symbol to Osama in the picture, even as ...Read More >
Muzaffarpur: The Congress released its first list of 48 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections on Thursday night -- just hours before the deadline for filing of nominations for the first-phase polling comes to an end -- fielding its state party chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba assembly constituency and state legislature party leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan from Kadwa seat. The announcement came even before a final seat-sharing arrangement within the Opposition grand alliance has been finalised ami ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) After days of negotiations over seat sharing, Mukesh Sahani-led VIP almost walked out of the Mahagatbandhan on Thursday, but was stopped after top leaders intervened. According to a source, Sahani, who had been upset over not being given enough space in the coalition, all but exited the alliance. No dialogue had taken place between the VIP and RJD over the last two days. The source said Sahani reached out to CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, who, ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): As the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase of polling in the Bihar Assembly elections nears, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its list of star campaigners, while the Mahagathbandhan is yet to announce its seat-sharing arrangement. The BJP, which leads the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, along with Janata Dal (United), has named prominent figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home M ...Read More >
Patna: With just one day remaining for nominations in Bihar's first-phase constituencies, the INDIA bloc remained without a seat-sharing formula, though coalition parties secured election symbols for their candidates without a formal announcement. On the other hand, all five partners in the ruling NDA were through with announcements of candidates, from respective parties, for all 243 assembly segments. Former state BJP president and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and a number of his ca ...Read More >
Patna: With just two days left for the nominations to close for the first phase of Bihar assembly polls, candidates from INDIA bloc constituents on Wednesday began filing nominations -- with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav leading the way -- even as a consensus on seat- sharing continued to elude the opposition alliance.Tejashwi, the opposition bloc's CM face, filed his nomination from Raghopur assembly constituency in Vaishali district which he currently represents. Dressed in kurta-pyjama and sporting a ...Read More >
Patna: With less than a month left for the Bihar Assembly elections, both the NDA and the Grand Alliance remain mired in prolonged seat-sharing negotiations. Despite multiple rounds of meetings and frequent Delhi-Patna flights, neither bloc has reached a decisive agreement, delaying the launch of full-scale campaigning. Grand Alliance Faces Internal Deadlock The Congress-RJD alliance has struggled to bridge the divide over seat-sharing. The Congress, which contested 70 seats in 2020, is demand ...Read More >
Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar said the party has finalised the seats it will contest in the upcoming assembly elections, with approval from alliance partners and the central election committee. A formal announcement is expected in a day or two. The INDIA bloc, led by RJD, includes Congress, Left parties, VIP, and may add JMM and RLJP, with seat-sharing adjustments for new allies. Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar on Thursday claimed that the party has finalised the seats it will be ...Read More >
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly Election, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party in charge of the election, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and co-incharge Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Wednesday, chaired a BJP Election Committee Meeting at the party office in Patna. Patna (Bihar) [India]: Ahead of the Bihar Assembly Election, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party in charge of the election, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and co-incharge Kes ...Read More >
New Delhi: As allies RJD and CPI(ML) press the Congress to accept fewer than the 70 seats it contested in Bihar last time, the party's central election committee (CEC) on Wednesday is learnt to have finalised candidates for around 23 Assembly seats, including most of its 17 sitting MLAs. "The meeting cleared around 23 candidates, covering most of our sitting seats and a few others the party is certain to contest. The discussions spanned constituencies across both phases of the election," a sour ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 9 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has convened an emergency party meeting at its Patna office on Thursday to discuss the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and organisational matters. Speaking to reporters after arriving in Patna on Wednesday evening, LJP(RV) President and Union Minister Chirag Paswan said that discussions in the meeting would focus on election strategies, seat distribution, and candidate selection. "A meeting has been called by the party's ...Read More >
New Delhi: As the leading alliances have started seat-sharing negotiations before the Bihar assembly elections, smaller parties are flexing their muscle to get a larger share in both the NDA and INDIA bloc. The BJP on Tuesday started seat negotiations with LJP(RV) leader Chirag Paswan. On Wednesday, on the death anniversary of his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, Chirag put out a post on X, which was a symbolic indication to the BJP to agree to his demands. "Papa always used to say: "Do not commit a ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 7 (ANI): As Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor emphasised that the polls are not about individual leaders but the future of the state's youth. "Voting will not be done for Lalu-Prashant Kishor. Voting will be done by people for their children, for their education and employment, for a change in Bihar. It will be for the beginning that we dream of - that in the coming 10 years, Bihar will be among the 10 lea ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation has rejected an offer to fight on 19 seats in the upcoming assembly polls as a part of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan, a party source said. It was not a "dignified proposal," the person said. According to the source, the Left party was offered the same number of seats it contested for in the 2020 assembly polls. "At least three of our seats were also changed," the source said. In 2020, the Communist Party of Ind ...Read More >
CEC Gyanesh Kumar concluded his Bihar tour. He announced new initiatives for the upcoming assembly elections. The voters' list underwent purification after 22 years. EPIC cards will be delivered within 15 days. Mobile deposit facilities will be at polling booths. Elections will conclude before November 22. These measures will be replicated nationwide. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise had "purified" Bihar's vot ...Read More >
Bihar assembly poll schedule is out. The INDIA bloc, led by RJD and Congress, faces a contest. Strengths include a Muslim-Yadav vote base and Tejashwi Yadav's leadership. Weaknesses involve family legal issues and party disputes. Opportunities exist in image change and caste survey benefits. Threats include leader management and alliance cohesion. This sets the stage for an electoral battle. The Election Commission's announcement of the Bihar assembly poll schedule has set the stage for a high- ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India is set to announce Bihar election dates, anticipating a fierce three-way contest amidst Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's shifting alliances. Key issues like youth unemployment, development, and rural concerns dominate the political landscape. A controversial voter roll revision by the ECI, challenged by the opposition, further fuels pre-election drama. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the dates for the high-stakes Bihar assembly election to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday informed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists throughout the country after announcing the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections. The 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 14. Addressing the press conferences, the C ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The race for one of the most prestigious political battles of the year has begun with the Election Commission announcing the dates for the Assembly Elections in Bihar. The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, and votes will be counted on November 14. It promises to be a keen contest with the NDA alliance consisting of the BJP, Janata Dal (United), Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustan Awami Morcha and Rash ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: A pre-election survey conducted by IANS-Matrize News Communications predicted a sweeping victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, giving the ruling coalition a 49 per cent vote share and an estimated 150-160 seats in the 243-member assembly. The poll, titled "Bihar Vidhan Sabha Chunav Opinion Poll-2025," indicates that the NDA, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and the BJP, is likely to consolidate power in the state ...Read More >
Bihar assembly poll schedule is out. The INDIA bloc, led by RJD and Congress, faces a contest. Strengths include a Muslim-Yadav vote base and Tejashwi Yadav's leadership. Weaknesses involve family legal issues and party disputes. Opportunities exist in image change and caste survey benefits. Threats include leader management and alliance cohesion. This sets the stage for an electoral battle. The Election Commission's announcement of the Bihar assembly poll schedule has set the stage for a high- ...Read More >
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced the Bihar Assembly election schedule in two phases -- polling on November 6 and 11, and counting of votes on November 14. Officials indicated that the decision to hold the polls in just two phases, something which has not been done in the past two decades, is due to the effective curbing of the Naxal menace in the state. Let us take a look at the numbers in the Bihar legislative assembly over the years and what the EC's schedule entails i ...Read More >
Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), said on Sundat the elections in Bihar will be concluded before November 22, coinciding with the end date of the State Assembly. The CEC highlighed that Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies, including 38 reserved for SCs and 2 for STs. Addressing a press conference in Patna, the CEC Gyanesh Kumar said, "Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies - 2 for STs and 38 for SCs. The term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ends on November 22, 2025, and elec ...Read More >
Patna: Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh's return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fold ahead of the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections has changed the dynamics of Shahabad and Magadh regions, where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had performed poorly on the last two occasions. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Pawan Singh's leadership led to a crushing defeat for the NDA not only in Karakat but in all the Shahabad's seats. It is being projected that Pawan Singh's return will strengthen ...Read More >
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