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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 >
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 >
NEW DELHI: For nearly three decades, Bihar has been dominated by socialist forces, with Lalu Prasad's RJD and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) shaping the state's political landscape. Since 1990, these two stalwarts of the JP movement have kept national parties on the sidelines. Ahead of the 2025 elections, however, a new narrative is emerging. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj is attempting, perhaps for the first time, to challenge the decades-old socialist discourse and offer an alternative vision for Bihar.Ki ...Read More >
Patna: Muscleman-turned-politician Anant Singh, known as "Chhote Sarkar," filed his nomination papers on Tuesday as a JD(U) candidate for the Mokama assembly constituency, even as the party has yet to officially announce its candidates.Singh began the day with a puja at a Temple, drawing hundreds of supporters. Before heading to file his nomination, he hosted a feast at his Barh residence for more than 20,000 supporters. Arriving in a white open jeep adorned with marigolds, his convoy faced dela ...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 (Bihar) [India] October 16 (ANI): Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Thursday suggested that Mukesh Sahani, the chief of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), is being humiliated within the INDIA bloc. From what Ive seen on social media, attempts are being made within the INDI alliance to humiliate Mukesh Sahani. He been betrayed after the promises he was initially given. Mukesh Sahani needs to reflect on how he used to be respected within the NDA compared to what he is being subjected to ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Bhojpuri actor and singer Khesari Lal Yadav, along with his wife Chanda Devi, joined the RJD on Thursday. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav reiterated the need for a law ensuring government jobs for every household in Bihar. Also Read | Gwalior: Worm Found in Children's Azithromycin Syrup at Government Hospital; Distribution Halted, Probe Ordered Amid Madhya Pradesh Cough Syrup Tragedy. Speaking to the media, Tejashwi Yad ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Thursday took a sharp dig at the Mahagathbandhan, saying that internal discord within the alliance is evident and will continue to weaken it in the future. Speaking to reporters, Jaiswal said, "There is infighting going on in the Mahagathbandhan. The tug-of-war happening between RJD and Congress in the Mahagathbandhan proves that this will be their nature in the future as well, so the voters have made up their minds f ...Read More >
Jan Suraaj has announced Chanchal Singh as its candidate for the Raghopur seat in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. This decision comes amidst speculation that Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor might contest from this prominent constituency. Raghopur has a significant political history, having been represented by prominent leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav. Jan Suraaj has announced Chanchal Singh as its candidate from the Raghopur constituency for the upcoming ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Tarapur constituency, Samrat Choudhary on Thursday filed his nomination for state assembly elections. Ahead of filing his nomination, Choudhary had offered prayers at Ratneshwar Mahadev temple in Tarapur. Speaking to ANI, ahead of his nomination filing, Choudhary asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is united and fighting together as a team to form government in Bihar again. He also attacked the Mahagathban ...Read More >
Chirag Paswan's LJP(RV) has made headlines by announcing its inaugural list of 14 candidates, claiming significant positions in key areas like Govindganj and Brahmpur. In a surprising twist, they have taken over several constituencies that were contested by JDU during the last elections. After a lot of discussions within the party and with NDA allies, LJP(RV) of Chirag Paswan has finally released its first list of 14 candidates on Wednesday. There were several seats which the party had earlier ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday lashed out the Mahagathbandhan, claiming that the opposition parties have given election tickets to children of "goons" while the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has given chance to "young people" who will work for the youth in Bihar. "Look at the NDA candidates; many young candidates have been given a chance so that the NDA government can be formed for the youth of Bihar. On the other h ...Read More >
Bihar assembly polls: EC issues digital voucher for national, regional parties for free broadcast time on Doordarshan, All India Radio New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued digital vouchers to all national and regional political parties, directing officials for the allotment of broadcast and telecast time for them on Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR). "The broadcast/telecast period will ...Read More >
The RJD leader, who was referring to Nitish Kumar's old age, stressed on the surnames of the three leaders who comes from the "upper" castes. JDU has traditionally been considered as the party with a support of the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) and economically deprived OBC groups. Nitish Kumar comes from the Kurmi OBC community. "Now the Janata Dal United does not belong to Nitish Kumar. These three leaders have been sold in the hands of the BJP and they have ruined Nitish Ji," Tejashwi fur ...Read More >
New Delhi: The BJP announced its candidates for all 101 seats which the party got after the seat-sharing arrangement in the NDA, with the party on Wednesday evening releasing the third list of 18 nominees for the upcoming Bihar polls. Earlier in the day, the party released the second list of its 12 candidates for the assembly polls, fielding singer Maithili Thakur from Alinagar seat and former IPS officer Anand Mishra from Buxar. On Tuesday, it released the first list of 71 candidates for the ...Read More >
MARTOLI, India (AP) -- Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks -- the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mountain in the world -- this village had traded sugar, lentils, spices and cloth for salt and wool with Tibetans across the border. The nomadic occupants of several villages spent the winter months in th ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly election 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its third list for the Bihar Assembly elections. This list has given tickets to 18 candidates. This means that, as per the NDA seat-sharing formula, the BJP has already allocated candidates for all seats in its quota. In the third list, the BJP has nominated Satish Kumar Yadav against former Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav. By giving Yadav a ticket against Tejashwi Yadav, the BJP has made the contest interesting. The BJP had f ...Read More >
In a dynamic electoral landscape, Tejashwi Yadav is making waves by filing his nomination from Raghopur for the third consecutive time, confidently rallying for progressive change among the voters. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Raghopur assembly constituency for the third time, accompanied by his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, mother and former CM Rabri Devi, sister and MP Misa Bharti, and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav. A large number of supporters ...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 >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its third list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding Satish Kumar Yadav against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav from Raghopur constituency. According to the official document released by the party on Wednesday, the BJP's Central Election Committee approved the names of candidates for the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. The list includes Nand Kishor Ram from Ramnagar, Vinay Bihari ...Read More >
Patna: In a significant development, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced that he would not contest the Bihar assembly polls, a decision, he claimed, was taken by the party for its greater good.Just a month ago, Prashant Kishor had stirred the political waters in Bihar by suggesting a direct contest against RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, widely seen as the opposition's CM face."I always tell the people that elections should be contested from two places only -- one from on ...Read More >
Patna: Leader of opposition in state assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, filed his nomination from Raghopur constituency on Wednesday and dismissed the speculations that he was planning to contest more than one seat. He called the nomination historic, adding that Raghopur and Bihar have written a new chapter of development with this nomination. Following the nomination process, he made a slew of promises via his X handle.He was accompanied by his parents, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, and his eldest ...Read More >
Patna, October 15: The Janata Dal (United) has not fielded any Muslim candidates in its first list of 57 nominees for the Bihar Assembly elections. According to party sources, more lists are expected, and the JD(U) may still field Muslim candidates in upcoming phases. However, the absence of Muslim names in the first list, announced on Wednesday, has already sparked political debate and criticism from opposition parties. In the 2020 Assembly elections, the JD(U) fielded 11 Muslim candidates out ...Read More >
Prashant Kishor has vowed to trounce Tejashwi Yadav like "Rahul Gandhi's defeat in Amethi". Raghopur/Patna: Taking the battle to the enemy's camp, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday hit the campaign trail from Raghopur, the home turf of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, whom he vowed to trounce like "Rahul Gandhi's defeat in Amethi". The 47-year-old politician received a rousing welcome, with garlands placed around his neck to the tunes of drums beaten by enthusiastic supporters, i ...Read More >
Prashant Kishor has said he may contest from Raghopur seat, represented by Tejashwi Yadav ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party will announce its Bihar election candidates this week * Kishor has said he may contest from Kargahar or Raghopur in the upcoming Bihar Assembly election * Raghopur is an RJD stronghold currently held by Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar's Opposition Leader Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Pa ...Read More >
Jan Suraaj Party, founded by former poll-strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday (October 9, 2025), announced the first list of 51 party candidates to contest the upcoming two-phased Assembly elections in the State, for which the Election Commission had earlier, announced dates as November 6 and 11. Prashant Kishor has raised hundreds of crores of rupees through shell companies, alleges Bihar BJP The poll results will be announced on November 14. Also Read | Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 9 (PTI) Jan Suraaj Party on Thursday released its first list of 51 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections, but did not confirm whether its founder Prashant Kishor will be contesting the polls. Addressing a press conference here, party national president Udai Singh said Kishor is likely to hit the campaign trail on October 11 from Raghopur, the constituency of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. "We will soon release a list of candidates for other seats. If you find Kishor Ji's name on t ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav prepares to embark on his 'Bihar Adhikar Yatra' from Jehanabad on Tuesday, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh has asserted that the Mahagathbandhan has effectively collapsed, pointing to the absence of Congress leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, from the march. Speaking to IANS, Singh said, "Tejashwi Yadav should hide in a corner and cry. Tejashwi declared himself a Chief Ministerial candidate while Rahu ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 15 (ANI): Former Bihar minister and expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state, and said it is only for political gain ahead of the elections. Yadav said that while the PM is inaugurating airports and bridges, people in flood-hit areas like Jawania and Raghopur are suffering without any government help. Also Read | Bihar Police Recruitment Protest: Police Lathi-Charge Sub-Inspector, Constable Cand ...Read More >
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