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Patna (Bihar) [India], November 14 (ANI): As the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has taken a comfortable lead amid vote counting for the Bihar assembly elections, Ram Kripal Yadav, BJP candidate from Danapur assembly constituency, thanked the voters after registering a win from here and said that he would work for the people of Danapur. Ram Kripal Yadav registered a victory over RJD's Rita Lal Roy with a margin of 29,133 votes. Speaking to ANI, Ram Kripal Yadav said, "I salute the gr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the NDA's landslide win in the Bihar assembly elections as a victory of good governance, development and the spirit of public welfare and social justice. In a series of posts on X, Modi also congratulated the BJP's alliance partners -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, LJP-RV supremo Chirag Paswan, HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi and RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha. "Deepest gratitude to my family members of Bihar, who have blessed ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): As the NDA tightened its lead in the Bihar Assembly election results, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Friday said the mandate reflected voters' endorsement of the development agenda pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Speaking to ANI, Bhatia said the results showed PM Modi's "magic" has worked again. "The people of Bihar have given their mandate to the NDA with over 200 seats under the leadership of Narendra Modi, whos ...Read More >
Bihar Election Results 2025: As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) surged past the 200-seat mark, securing 202 seats in the latest trends of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, Amit Shah hailed its victory as 'a victory for every Bihari who believes in 'Developed Bihar'. He wrote, "This is a victory for every Bihari who believes in 'Developed Bihar'. Those who indulge in jungle raj and appeasement politics, in any guise, will not get a chance to loot. People now give their mandate based sole ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 13 (PTI) Leaders across the political spectrum of Bihar on Thursday held hectic parleys and reviewed last-minute preparations as the state was readying for the counting of votes polled in the recently held high-stakes assembly polls that will decide whether Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister, will get a record fifth term. RJD leader and INDIA bloc's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav said his party workers and the common people were ready to handle "any unconstitutional activi ...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 >
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 >
"The migrant workers, who have stayed back after Chhath have made their people vote in big numbers too, that has surprised everyone. People who were sitting here giving Rs 10,000 to women. In this election women are definitely included, but the migrant workers have become the X factor. They are having their friends, family vote," Kishor told reporters here. Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor said on Friday that the migrant workers of Bihar are the "X factor" in the ongoing assembly elections, c ...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): A day before the second phase of voting in the Bihar Assembly elections, a political storm erupted after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav accused the Election Commission of functioning as a "tool" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that the Commission had "died." His remarks triggered sharp condemnation from BJP leaders, who alleged that the opposition habitually attacks ...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 NDA on Monday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the opposition's chief ministerial face, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, saying they had "accepted defeat even before the second phase" of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday.Reacting to the Congress and RJD's allegations against the Election Commission (EC), former Union minister and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said the opposition routinely questioned democratic institutions whenever outcomes did not favour them. ...Read More >
Bihar stands on the brink of a significant evolution, with aspirations to emerge as a leading developmental hub in India. RJD's Tejashwi Yadav announced that post-November 14, the state will welcome a surge of food processing units, agro-industries, and enhanced educational and healthcare facilities. His extensive public rallies reflect the populace's eagerness for this change. A day ahead of the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections, RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial cand ...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 >
Bettiah (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday exuded confidence that people of Bihar will not "restrict" themselves to religion and caste and vote to lay solid foundations for a "good society". He also noted the record voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls. "We are confident that the people of Bihar will rise above caste, religion, and money in the coming times and vote for a good society," the former political strategist turned ...Read More >
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faces no corruption charges and claimed only the NDA can develop the state. He criticized the INDIA bloc's job promises, questioning their funding, and highlighted the Modi government's financial contributions to Bihar compared to the UPA regime. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday claimed that there is not a single corruption case against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and asserted that only the NDA can ma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Friday expressed confidence that the NDA will win more than 160 seats in the Bihar Assembly election, and said that Nitish Kumar will naturally return as the chief minister since the alliance is contesting the polls under his leadership. He dismissed reports that poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor will have an impact on election results and asserted that the "Prashant Kishor factor is not significant enough to even be cons ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: High voter turnout in the first phase of polling in Bihar assembly elections on Thursday has raised many eyebrows, curiously wondering whether it will favour the Nitish Kumar-led incumbent government or is it a sign of aggressive anti-incumbency voting.For 121 assembly seats, Bihar recorded 64.66 per cent voter turnout, which was an 8.5 per cent jump from the 2020 assembly elections. The enthusiastic voting has led both alliances - NDA and the Mahagathbandhan - interpreting the surge ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress alliance, alleging that the opposition has already begun training youth in 'Rangdari' (extortion) and violence. Addressing a rally in Bihar's Aurangabad, the Prime Minister cited a viral video of a minor speaking on an RJD stage, claiming that after Tejashwi Yadav comes to power in the state as the new Chief Minister, he will hold a 'katta' (country-made pist ...Read More >
Darbhanga/Motihari, Nov 4 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday warned Pakistan-sponsored terrorists to refrain from further attacking India, asserting that if they repeat the mistake, "goli ka jawab goley se diya jayega" (they will face cannons for bullets). Explosives manufactured in Bihar's proposed defence corridor will be used against these terrorists, he said. "Terrorists from Pakistan attacked our citizens in Pahalgam. They wiped off Sindoor from the foreheads of our mothers a ...Read More >
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India], November 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held a roadshow in Darbhanga to campaign for Bihar Minister and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Sanjay Saraogi ahead of the state assembly elections. The roadshow witnessed massive participation from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and supporters, as Yogi Adityanath appealed to voters to strengthen the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Bihar's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) "stole" the Chief Minister's post from the Congress, which the PM claimed led to a rift in the Mahagathbandhan alliance."All of this is a lie. He (PM Modi) has nothing else to say. I will answer this today in Bihar. What he is saying is a lie. Nobody will tell someone else to make someone the CM at gunpoint. Congress has never done this," Kharge told ANI ...Read More >
PATNA: Union home minister Amit Shah tore into RJD and Congress, saying if Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav becomes CM, Bihar would get "three new ministries - kidnapping, extortion, and one promoting kidnapping and murder". Only an NDA govt could make Bihar flood-free and safe, he said on Sunday."If you form a govt under Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi's leadership, a ministry will be created for a flood-free Bihar," Shah said.Speaking at election rallies in Muzaffarpur and Vaishali, Shah acc ...Read More >
Mysuru (Karnataka), Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday expressed visible anger when a group of reporters repeatedly questioned him about deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar potentially replacing him as the head of the state government, terming the speculation as media-driven. CM Siddaramaiah, responding to queries about leaders of the Bihari community in Bengaluru expressing a desire to see Shivakumar as the next Chief Minister, retorted sharply, asking the ...Read More >
Sitamarhi (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lauded the leadership of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that their partnership had liberated Bihar from "jungle raj" and ended dynasty rule. He further accused the RJD's Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family, and the Congress leadership, of attempting to install their progeny in power. Addressing a public rally in Sitamarhi, Shah said, "The pair of Nitish Kumar and Narend ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): With just three days left for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday exuded confidence and said the Mahagathbandhan is poised to form a government in the state. "We are all confident. Mahagathbandhan is going to form the Government in Bihar," Khera told ANI. Speaking on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's absence from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show in Patna, Khera asserted, "A direct message has been ...Read More >
Saharsa (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a fierce attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress during a rally in Saharsa, accusing the Opposition of glorifying the era of 'Jungle Raj' marked by violence, corruption, and fear, while asserting that the NDA government restored good governance in the state. Addressing the public gathering, PM Modi said the RJD-Congress's "dictionary" defined corruption and misrule. "In the dictionary of RJ ...Read More >
Saharsa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged the RJD with having stalled development projects in Bihar by putting pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to "avenge" its ouster from power in the state in 2005. Addressing a rally in the north Bihar district of Saharsa, Modi also reiterated that the Congress grudgingly agreed to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate, after the RJD placed a 'katta' or illegal country-made gun on its head ...Read More >
Saharsa, Nov 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged the RJD with having stalled development projects in Bihar by putting pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to "avenge" its ouster from power in the state in 2005. Addressing a rally in the north Bihar district of Saharsa, Modi also reiterated that the Congress grudgingly agreed to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate, after the RJD placed a 'katta' or illegal country-made gu ...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 >
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