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Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Monday refuted claims that he was "lobbying" for another candidate from the Kasba assembly constituency, ahead of next month's Bihar polls, stating that he did not have power to make such decisions and that the Congress party runs on principles and works with discipline. Speaking to reporters here, Yadav said that Congress was "disgruntled" with sitting Kasba MLA Md Afaque Alam in 2014 after reports of him cross-voting in Ra ...Read More >
Patna: The Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan), Bihar's principal Opposition bloc, appears headed for "friendly fights" in several seats, as its constituent parties have failed to finalise a seat-sharing agreement. The situation has been further complicated by announcements from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) on Sunday that they will contest the upcoming Assembly elections independently -- drawing sharp criticism from the BJP. The Mahagathbandhan, which ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday released the fourth list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. With the fourth list, the AAP has announced candidates for 132 seats. The fourth list of candidates includes Kumar Kunal in Madhuban constituency, Brij Bhushan (Navin) in Sapaul and Anil Kumar in Gaya Town. Earlier, on October 18, the party released the third list with 50 candidates. Aam Aadmi Party is contesting the Bihar polls independ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mahagathbandhan, an alliance of Bihar's opposition parties, is all set to witness political contests among its own candidates if the constituents continue to remain obdurate. More than a dozen seats are reported to be set for a direct contest between the allies, with nomination to continue for one more day for the second phase of the Assembly election to be held in November. From Parliamentary to Assembly polls, from the INDIA bloc to Mahagathbandhan, sev ...Read More >
Patna, October 19: Having failed to hammer out the seat-sharing pact for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the main Opposition Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) looks headed for a friendly fight in multiple constituencies. The Opposition bloc, comprising Congress, RJD, CPI, CPI(ML), Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), is yet to formally announce seat-sharing distribution, thereby increasing the possibility of friendly fire in at least eight constituencies. According to reports, RJD and Congress ...Read More >
Patna: Amid a struggle over seat-sharing in the opposition Mahagathbandhan, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mrityunjay Tiwari on Sunday said that the alliance parties must understand that the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led party mainly contests in Bihar and won't ask for seats in states like Karnataka and Rajasthan. Speaking to ANI, Tiwari said that such situations emerge in this era of coalition politics, and they would be resolved once top leaders in the Mahagathbandhan sit together, as there is sti ...Read More >
Patna: Two days ahead of the last date of filing nomination papers for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections, all eyes are on the rebels. Reports about resentment among ticket aspirants are coming from almost every part of the state. The three major parties - ruling BJP and JDU and the main opposition RJD - are keeping a close eye on the possible rebels. In the first phase of polls on November 6, around 121 assembly seats will go to polls. While NDA has announced its candidates for the f ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 19 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya said that there are "contradictions" within the National Democratic Alliance and Mahagathbandhan. The JMM leader said that they will review the alliance in the State. Bhattacharya told reporters on Saturday, "...There are contradictions within the NDA as well as within the Mahagathbandhan. There is infighting in many seats...We will also review the alliance in the state. Because ev ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 18 (PTI) Confusion prevailing in the INDIA bloc showed little signs of let up on Saturday, with just two days to go before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of assembly elections comes to a close. The multi-party coalition, which had of late been blaming its inability to declare a seat-sharing arrangement on the need to "accommodate new allies", was given up on by the JMM, which announced it will go it alone and contest six seats in Bihar. The RJD, which ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 18 (ANI): The contest for the Bihar Assembly elections is intensifying daily as the Congress party releases its second list amid the ongoing Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing crisis. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to kickstart his election campaign from October 24. In the latest list, the Congress party has fielded Shaswat Kedar Pandey from Narkatiaganj, whereas it has announced Qamrul Hoda as the candidate from Kishanganj. Irfan Alam, Jitender Yadav an ...Read More >
Accompanied by his father and former chief minister Champai Soren, BJP state president Babulal Marandi, JD(U) MLA Saryu Roy and other senior leaders of the NDA, Soren submitted his papers at the Ghatsila sub-divisional office. The Ghatsila seat fell vacant following the death of sitting JMM MLA and Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren in August. Ramdas Soren was also the president of JMM's East Singhbhum district committee. The ruling JMM fielded Ramdas' elder son Somesh Soren for the Gh ...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 >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) The BJP strongly supports the implementation of a special intensive review (SIR) of the electoral rolls across the country and the removal of names of all "infiltrators" from the voter list, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Slamming opposition parties, Shah said those who try to create vote banks "by nurturing infiltrators" are hurt by the implementation of the SIR. He further accused the RJD and the Congress of indulging in "politics of polarisation" on t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Congress on Saturday released its second list for the Bihar assembly elections, announcing candidates for Narkatiaganj, Kishanganj, Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town assembly seats. The party has fielded Shaswat Kedar Pandey from Narkatiaganj and Qamrul Hoda from Kishanganj. Irfan Alam, Jitender Yadav and Mohan Shrivasta will contest elections from Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town constituencies respectively. Earlier, on October 17, the Congress party released it ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Oct 18: The upcoming Ghatsila assembly by-poll has taken a triangular turn with the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM), led by Jairam Mahato, announcing its candidate Ramdas Murmu. The party made the declaration through an official press release, confirming Murmu's entry into the contest against the heavyweights -- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The by-poll was necessitated following the demise of former education minister and three-time M ...Read More >
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest the Bihar assembly elections independently, fielding candidates in six seats. The party stated it would review its alliance with Congress and RJD in Jharkhand post-Bihar polls, citing a lack of a "respectful number of seats" offered by the INDIA bloc. NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday announced that it will contest the Bihar assembly elections independently.JMM said it would "review" its alliance with the Congress and Rashtriya Jan ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 - The buzz around the Bihar Assembly elections is resonating from the ground to the sky. A close contest is expected between the NDA and the Grand Alliance in the state. The Grand Alliance has suffered a major setback amid the nomination process. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has broken ties, dealing a blow to the Grand Alliance. The JMM will contest the elections on its own. The Grand Alliance had sidelined the JMM due to its high seat demands. The seats the JMM ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 18 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday said that it will contest the Bihar polls on its own and not as part of Mahagathbandhan. The announcement came after the Mahagathbandhan, which includes RJD and Congress, failed to seal a pact for the first phase of the Bihar polls, with the nomination process ending on Friday. The constituents of Mahagathbandhan are engaged in a "friendly fight" on some seats. Also Read | Diwali 2025 Bank Holidays: Banks To ...Read More >
The seat has fallen vacant after the death of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Ramdas Soren; in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election, Ramdas had defeated Babulal with the margin of 22,446 votes Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee (CEC) on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) re-nominated Babulal Soren, son of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren for the by-poll in Ghatsila assembly seat. The seat has fallen vacant after the death of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Ramdas ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Oct 15 : The political battleground for Ghatshila By-poll is heating up as two influential tribal leaders -- Babulal Soren of the BJP and Somesh Soren of the JMM -- prepare to face off in a fiercely contested by-election slated for November 11. The seat fell vacant following the demise of minister and senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( JMM ) leader Ramdas Soren, making this by-poll both an emotional and political flashpoint in East Singhbhum district. BJP Bets on Babulal Soren Again ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Oct 16 (PTI) BJP candidate for Ghatsila Assembly bypoll Babulal Soren will file his nomination papers on October 17, a party leader said on Thursday. The BJP on Wednesday announced Babulal Soren, son of former chief minister Champai Soren, as its candidate for the seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. Soren, on Thursday, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J P Nadda, BJP state president Babu ...Read More >
Jamshedpur: The political temperature in Kolhan is rising fast as the Ghatshila Assembly by-election, scheduled for November 11, gears up to become a neck-and-neck contest between the BJP and the JMM. Both parties have fielded strong candidates carrying political legacies -- setting the stage for an emotional and fiercely fought battle. The bypoll was necessitated by the demise of senior JMM leader and minister Ramdas Soren, a towering tribal figure whose influence in Ghatshila spanned decades. ...Read More >
Lack of further action on the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's son, Vivek Kiran, in 2023 in connection with the LIFE Mission money-laundering case is the result of an "unholy nexus" between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala, MLA, has said. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Mr. Chennithala said the Chief Minister's son appeared to enjoy ...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 >
Patna: Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) chief Pashupati Kumar Paras will field candidates in all the constituencies where his nephew Chirag Paswan's party LJP(RV) will contest in the assembly elections in Bihar on Nov 6 and 11.RLJP chief spokesperson Shrawan Aggarwal said the decision was made by the parliamentary board president and former MP Suraj Bhan Singh that the party will ensure the crushing defeat of all candidates fielded by Chirag."To achieve this objective, the RLJP will field it ...Read More >
In Jharkhand, a political confrontation has erupted between the ruling JMM and opposition BJP over security provisions for churches. This follows a violent incident involving priests in Simdega. The BJP calls for universal religious site security, while JMM accuses them of fueling religious tensions for political aims. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed over a security meeting for churches convened by the Simdega district administrati ...Read More >
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday that assembly bypolls in eight constituencies across Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana, and Rajasthan will be held on November 11. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 14. The voting for assembly bypolls in eight constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana and Rajasthan will be held on November 11, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar an ...Read More >
With days before the Election Commission of India (ECI) declare the dates for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, it appears that gaps have appeared in the Mahagathbandhan, as two Left parties - Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) - have demanded that they should be allocated 35 seats. While the CPI said it wants to contest on 24 seats, the CPM has demanded 11 seats. The demand was made by the two Left parties at a joint conference. During the presse ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Sep 29 (PTI) Altogether 5171 new electors have been enrolled in the final voters' list released for the Ghatsila (Reserved) assembly seat that fell vacant following the death of JMM MLA and Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren in August, an official said on Monday. Following the release of the final voters' list, the total number of electors in the Ghatsila assembly segment has become 2,55,823, including 1,30,921 women of whom 2,871 are new entrants. The number of third gender ...Read More >
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravikumar has asked the Seraikela-Kharsawan deputy commissioner to probe into an allegation that JMM MLA Dashrath Gagrai used a fake identity during the elections. The CEO said that a formal complaint had been lodged by one Lalji Ram Tiu, questioning the identity of Gagrai, the three-term Kharsawan MLA. The legislator dismissed the charge, claiming that the complainant has the habit of making such allegations against those in power. "I have forwarde ...Read More >
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