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Congress Bihar Election 2025 Leading Candidates: As the voting is underway in Bihar, here are the only two candidates who have been faring well in the Bihar election and may win seats for Congress. Congress Leading Candidates in Bihar Election 2025: Congress has been faring poorly in the Bihar Election 2025, with only two candidates leading in the Bihar assembly election, which was conducted in two phases on November 6 and November 11. As the voting is underway in Bihar, here are the only two s ...Read More >
The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is putting up one of its strongest performances in Bihar's Seemanchal region in the 2025 Assembly elections. Trends from the Election Commission of India (ECI) show the party leading in six key seats, a repeat of its impressive showing in the 2020 polls. According to the latest counting rounds, AIMIM candidates are ahead in: Jokihat: Mohammad Murshid Alam - 61,764 votes, 20,128 margin Bahadurganj: Md Tauseef Alam - 41,474 votes, 2,915 margin ...Read More >
New Delhi: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has dealt a body blow to the grand old party, the Congress, in the Seemanchal region as it appears set to win six seats. An aggressive campaign by Asaduddin Owaisi in Kishanganj, Katihar, Araria and Purnia districts helped him gain the support of the electorate and eroded the Congress vote bank. The Congress, which contested 61 seats, was banking on a strong performance in this region, but it managed to win only a few seats, while A ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Election: Bihar, which witnessed a record voter turnout-the highest in state's history- in the recently-held assembly elections, also saw another unique phenomenon in the polls as women outdid men by at least 14 percentage points in as many as seven districts, while the gap was well over 10 percent in 10 other districts. According to the gender-wise voter turnout released by the Election Commission, compared to men, more women exercised their franchise in 37 out of 38 districts o ...Read More >
Polling for the second phase of the Bihar assembly election is set for November 11. Voters in 122 constituencies across 20 districts will cast their ballots. Women voters are expected to play a crucial role. Both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan are focusing on this demographic. The outcome of this phase is politically significant for both alliances. Patna: With the end of the campaigning for the second phase of the Bihar assembly election, all eyes are now on the polling day. ...Read More >
Purnia | Araria | Kishanganj: The four districts of Seemanchal -- Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj -- have more than 50% minority population. In 2020 polls, NDA won 12 seats (BJP-8, JDU-4), Mahagathbandhan seven (Cong-5, RJD-1, CPI(ML)(L)-1) and AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi five for the first time. After elections, four MLAs of AIMIM joined RJD and Mahagathbandhan's number rose to 11. In 2025, the challenge for NDA is to maintain the number, while the Opposition needs to prove its mettle by ...Read More >
Purnia | Araria | Kishanganj: The four districts of Seemanchal -- Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj -- have more than 50% minority population. In 2020 polls, NDA won 12 seats (BJP-8, JDU-4), Mahagathbandhan seven (Cong-5, RJD-1, CPI(ML)(L)-1) and AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi five for the first time. After elections, four MLAs of AIMIM joined RJD and Mahagathbandhan's number rose to 11. In 2025, the challenge for NDA is to maintain the number, while the Opposition needs to prove its mettle by ...Read More >
New Delhi/Patna: The second and final phase of polling in Bihar will take place on Tuesday when the electoral fortunes of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar government, will be sealed. The incumbent ruling alliance has dubbed the ongoing polls as "development versus jungle raj" while the Opposition Mahagathbandhan are campaigning for "parivartan", or change Around 3.70 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise across 122 Assembly seats on Tue ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): All arrangements are in place for the second phase of Bihar assembly polls, which will decide the fate of 1,302 candidates, including some senior leaders of the ruling NDA and opposition Mahagathbandhan. The state saw a record 65.08 per cent polling in the first phase of polling with all political parties, including Jan Suraaj, interpreting the high voter turnout in their favour. Also Read | Agra Shocker: Lawyer Fractures Legs While Fleeing, Arrested f ...Read More >
Patna: The second and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections, to be held on Tuesday, will decide the electoral fate of 1,302 candidates, including top leaders such as state Congress president Rajesh Ram and 12 cabinet ministers of the Nitish Kumar-led coalition govt. It will also determine the future of one former deputy chief minister and 30 former ministers.More than 3.70 crore eligible electors are expected to cast their votes at 45,399 polling stations. The first phase of the elections, ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 10 (PTI) Electoral fortunes of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar government, will be sealed on Tuesday with 3.70 crore voters eligible to exercise their franchise across 122 assembly segments in the second and final phase of the Bihar polls. The districts going to polls on November 11 include West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj, and all these share borders with Nepal. Security has been beefed u ...Read More >
Patna, November 10: The second phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 will be held on Tuesday, November 11. Polling will begin at 7 AM and conclude by 5 PM. A total of 1,302 candidates are fighting for 122 constituencies spread across 20 districts of Bihar. These districts are West Champaran, East Champaran, Supaul, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Bhagalpur, Nawada, Jamui, Aurangabad, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur, Jehanabad and Arwal. Of the 1, ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: The second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is scheduled for 11 November, covering the remaining 122 constituencies. Results will be declared on 14 November. Among the 122 seats voting on Tuesday are 24 seats of the Muslim-majority Seemanchal - a region in the northeastern part of Bihar, bordering West Bengal, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The region comprises of four districts - Araria, Purnea, Kataria and Kishanganj. Kishanganj has the highest concentration ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) The Congress on Monday claimed that the BJP-JDU in their 20 years of rule in Bihar have only established the "migration industry" and "systematically and deliberately weakened" the state's tradition of industry. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh reiterated his party's resolve to revive and strengthen Bihar's tradition of industry, asserting that the state needs reconstruction, not migration. "In its 20 years of rule, the BJP-JDU has establ ...Read More >
Protect your stronghold in Hyderabad; don't cause unnecessary confusion by coming to Seemanchal. Had you handled Hyderabad and done the welfare of Muslims there, it would have been good, Kishor tells Owaisi. As the Bihar Assembly elections draw closer, the political fight in the state is intensifying with sharp exchanges between leaders. Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday advised All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi to focus on his Hyderabad constituen ...Read More >
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * AIMIM announced 25 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for November 6 and 11 * Mohammed Kaif and Anas Salam are among AIMIM's candidates for Siwan and Gopalganj constituencies * Bihar elections feature NDA, INDIA bloc, and new party Jan Suraaj led by Prashant Kishor Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode The All India Maj ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) released a list of 25 candidates on Sunday for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls. The AIMIM Bihar unit approved 25 candidates, including Mohammed Kaif for Siwan, Anas Salam for Gopalganj AC, Advocate Shams Aagaz for Kishanganj, Rashid Khalil Ansari for Madhubani, Mohammad Manzoor Alam for Araria, among others. Also Read: Meet Ex-Security Guard Who Built 400-Crore Empire, Now Jan Suraaj's Pick For THIS Seat In Bihar Electio ...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, 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 >
Before the nomination, a prayer ceremony was held at Tausif Alam's residence where biryani was served to attendees. In Bihar's Kishanganj, Tausif Alam, candidate of Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM, hosted a biryani feast for supporters ahead of filing his nomination on Thursday. The video, which went viral as supporters turned up in large numbers, has evoked various reactions on social media. Alam, who filed his nomination papers on Thursday at the Kishanganj Sub-Divisional Officer's office, i ...Read More >
Student activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 riots case, has requested 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the Bihar assembly elections. Imam, a permanent resident of Jehanabad, wishes to contest from the Bahdaruganj seat as an Independent. His plea highlights the need for his brother's assistance due to his mother's illness. Student activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the larger conspiracy behind the 2020 riots case, has sought a 14-day interim bail to file ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: An election event of AIMIM candidate Tausif Alam turned into a brawl after the crowd came to support the contender's nomination day rally turned wild over free food, as the party nominee had arranged a free Biryani feast for supporters. The video of the crowd looting biryani went viral online, triggering a sharp reaction from users criticising attendees' civic sense. As the Bihar elections 2025 draw closer and the state becomes a hotbed of political activities in ...Read More >
Patna: Amid uncertainty over the final seat-sharing among NDA allies, the BJP on Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections, dropping 11 sitting MLAs and opting for fresh faces in several key constituencies, including Kumhrar, Patna Sahib, Riga, Sitamarhi, Munger, Ara, Katoria, Rajnagar, Narpatganj and Gaura Bauram. In a significant move, Ratnesh Kushwaha has replaced seven-time MLA and assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav in Patna Sahib while former union m ...Read More >
The AIMIM party is preparing to contest approximately 100 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. This move aims to establish a new political front in the state. The party stated it sought an alliance with the INDIA bloc but received no response. AIMIM is also exploring partnerships with other like-minded parties to form a third alternative. The AIMIM, which has been spurned by the INDIA bloc in Bihar, on Saturday said it was planning to contest around 100 seats in the upcoming state as ...Read More >
Asaduddin Owaisi, the AIMIM chief, expressed his frustration over accusations of aiding the BJP in Bihar. He stated that AIMIM would consider joining the INDIA bloc if offered six seats to contest in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. Expressing displeasure over allegations of "helping the BJP" in Bihar, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the party would join the INDIA bloc if it gets to contest six seats in the eastern state in the upcoming assembly polls. The Hyderabad MP was spe ...Read More >
PATNA: PM Modi said Monday that demographic changes in the border areas of Seemanchal, Bihar, were a serious concern and slammed the opposition for taking out yatras in these border towns to protect infiltrators for what he described as vote-bank politics.Modi said infiltrators posed a threat to identity and dignity of Bihar and promised that the demography mission launched on Aug 15 from Red Fort would tackle the issue."Due to infiltrators, people of Bihar, Bengal and Assam are worried about th ...Read More >
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hardened his stand on the issue of 'ghuspaithiya' (intruders) while addressing a public rally at Purnea in poll-bound Bihar on Monday. He asserted that it was his "guarantee that action will be taken against intruders". Lambasting the Congress and the RJD for putting not only Bihar's prestige, but also its identity in danger, Modi asserted, "A crisis of demography has erupted due to intruders in Seemanchal and the entire eastern India. People of Bihar, Bengal ...Read More >
Months ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Purnea district on Monday to address a rally and launch development projects worth Rs 36,000 crore. The PM will also inaugurate a newly developed airport terminal at the north Bihar town, which would fulfil the region's long-standing demand for air connectivity. Another key highlight is the scheduled inauguration of the National Makhana Board, the setting up of which was announced in the Union budget earlier t ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Kolkata on Sunday after concluding his two-day visit to Assam. He was welcomed by Bharatiya Janata Party supporters, who had gathered in huge numbers. PM Modi will inaugurate the two-day 16th Combined Commanders' Conference-2025 here on Monday. "After programmes in Assam today, landed in Kolkata, where I will take part in the Combined Commanders' Conference tomorrow. After this conference, will go to Purn ...Read More >
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