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The inaugural session of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly got underway on Monday with the newly-elected members taking the oath of office. Pro-tem speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav administered the procedure allowing the members of recite oath in five languages -- Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit or Maithili. Ministers in the Nitish cabinet were the first to take oath, with deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary, elected from Tarapur assembly seat, coming to the dais first. He was followed by ano ...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 >
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: In what is shaping up to be a bipolar contest between the ruling NDA and the opposition Grand Alliance during the second phase of polling on Tuesday, the fortunes of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM are at stake in the Seemanchal region. Spread across 24 assembly constituencies in four districts, the region was a surprise success for the AIMIM in 2020 when it won five seats.Also on the line are the prospects of several veteran candidates who have dominated their constituencies for decades. ...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 >
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 >
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 >
Tejashwi Yadav, INDIA bloc's CM candidate, vowed to discard the Waqf (Amendment) Act if his coalition wins power in Bihar. He criticized Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allegedly supporting communal forces. Yadav also promised development for the Seemanchal region and an increase in old-age pensions. He claimed the current government is plagued by corruption and poor law and order. If the INDIA bloc is voted to power in Bihar, the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be "thrown into the dustbin", the opp ...Read More >
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is also contesting from 101 seats. The BJP has announced the name of all its candidates Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, releasing names of 44 contenders. With this, the party has declared candidates for all 101 constituencies it will contest under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing arrangement. The Bharatiya Janata Party ( ...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 >
Gaya: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday announced that Shan Ali, accused of killing Qeyamuddin Ansari, the then station house officer of Kothi police station in Gaya in Oct 2016, would contest the upcoming assembly election from Sherghati on his party's ticket.Ali, who was arrested from Delhi in connection with the murder, is currently out on bail. He has a long criminal record. He had earlier escaped from jails in Chatra and Aurangabad and faces dozens of cases related to murder and other ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed grief over the tragic death of four people who were hit by the Vande Bharat Express in Purnea district. "This incident is extremely sad," the Chief Minister said in a condolence message, praying for strength for the bereaved families and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured. The state government has also announced Rs 4 lakh compensation to each of the family members of the deceased. This incident has creat ...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 >
Kishanganj, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday launched his party's campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections with the 'Seemanchal Nyay Yatra' and expressed readiness to join the Mahagathbandhan alliance and demanded to contest on six seats. Speaking to reporters in Kishanganj, where the yatra was flagged off, Owaisi said AIMIM had already approached the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tej ...Read More >
Owaisi announced his campaign plans via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle a day earlier, where he also outlined a detailed five-day itinerary covering various public programs and rallies across the region. In his social media message, hinting at new alliances and political equations. In the run-up to the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi is set to kick off his election campaign today from Kishanganj i ...Read More >
Karnataka: A truck allegedly transporting beef illegally to Hyderabad city of Telangana was set on fire by locals in Ainapur town on Monday night, police said. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked for accountability from the Congress-run state government in Karnataka. The truck was on its way from Kudachi town in Raibag taluk to Hyderabad when it was stopped near the Siddeshwar temple in Kagawad taluk. On inspection, locals found beef inside the vehicle. Angered by the discovery, they set the tru ...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 >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Purnea, criticised the Congress and RJD for allegedly compromising Bihar's honour and identity due to infiltration issues. He emphasised that infiltrators must leave the country, highlighting a demographic crisis in Seemanchal and Eastern India affecting states like Bihar, Bengal, and Assam. Concerns about the safety of women in these regions were also raised. PM Modi's Firm Stance on Infiltration Addressing the crowd, PM Modi made it clear that ...Read More >
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Patna: By addressing a joint rally of the Bihar NDA held at Purnia on Monday, both PM Narendra Modi and CM Nitish Kumar have made an effort to reset and strengthen the position of the BJP and the JD(U) in the Seemanchal region that comprises four districts -- Purnia, Katihar, Kishaganj and Araria -- ahead of the assembly elections.On Monday, both PM and CM went hammer and tongs after the Grand Alliance (GA) partners, especially the Congress and RJD, and also their leaders Rahul Gandhi and Tejash ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development works worth around Rs 40,000 crore in Purnea, Bihar, on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister extended his respectful greetings to all. He remarked that Purnea is the land of Maa Puran Devi, Bhakt Prahlad, and Maharshi Mehi Baba. PM Modi highlighted that this soil has given birth to literary giants like Phanishwarnath Renu and Satinath Bhaduri. He further note ...Read More >
Purnea (Bihar) [India], September 15 (ANI): Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Monday emphasised that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are fully committed to the development of Bihar. Speaking to the reporters, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said, "Both Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are committed to the development of Bihar..." Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur praised PM Modi for his work in the Seemanchal region and said the Prime Min ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the interim terminal building at the New Civil Enclave of Purnea Airport in Bihar. He was accompanied by Civil Aviation of India Ram Mohan Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, and Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary. The prime minister will also lay foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 36,000 crore in Purnea later in the day. Further, he is als ...Read More >
Purnea (Bihar), Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday flagged off several landmark railway services from Bihar's Purnea district, marking a new era of connectivity and development for the Seemanchal and bordering regions of the state. Among the key inaugurations were the Jogbani-Danapur Vande Bharat Express, Jogbani-Erode Amrit Bharat Express, and Saharsa-Amritsar Amrit Bharat Express -- a move that residents hailed as a historic moment for one of Bihar's most underserve ...Read More >
Purnea (Bihar), Sep 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched multiple development projects worth around Rs 40,000 crore in Bihar's Purnea district on Monday, saying the projects "spanning railways, airports, electricity and water" will serve as a means to fulfill the aspirations of the Seemanchal region. The PM also inaugurated a newly developed terminal building at Purnea airport, which will enhance passenger handling capacity in the region. Modi flagged off the first flight on the Purne ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, launched development projects worth Rs 40,000 crore in Bihar's Purnea and targeted the Opposition, accusing them of standing with infiltrators and neglecting the state's growth. Addressing a large public meeting in Purnea, PM Modi made a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress alliance. "These leaders are shamelessly raising slogans for infiltrators who have come from abroad. Whoever is an infiltrator will have t ...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 >
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