Page 11 - Bihar Election 2025 News

PM Modi to begin Bihar poll campaign today, to address 2 public rallies

The Prime Minister will start the election campaign from Samastipur, the birthplace of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur, who served as Chief Minister of Bihar in the 1970s

Bihar Assembly polls: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is Opposition's CM face

PM is slated to launch his election campaign today by addressing a public meeting in Samastipur

Bihar elections fight between 'Vikaas' and 'Vinaash', says JP Nadda

Making light of Tejashwi's promise to provide employment to youngsters and check out-migration, he said such promises of RJD reminded him of the party's alleged involvement in the land-for-jobs scam

Tejashwi Yadav declared Mahagathbandhan's CM candidate for Bihar polls

Yadav also criticised the NDA for not yet announcing its Chief Ministerial candidate, while pointing out several issues in the ruling government

Bihar polls: Ashok Gehlot steps in to defuse Grand Alliance tensions

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot meets RJD's Lalu Prasad in Patna to resolve Bihar grand alliance turmoil as allies clash over seat-sharing and multiple candidates

'All is well': Ashok Gehlot as INDIA braces for 'friendly fights' in Bihar

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was in Patna, reportedly to resolve the issue of 'friendly fight' over eight Assembly seats where both the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal have fielded their candidates

Bihar polls: All well in INDIA bloc, friendly contests normal, says Gehlot

Talking to reporters after meeting RJD supremo Lalu Prasad amidst a stalemate over seat-sharing, Gehlot said, I had a good discussion with Lalu ji and Tejashwi Yadav

Bihar: Tejashwi promises 1 govt job per family, to regularise Jeevika Didis

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Tejashwi Yadav vowed to give one government job per family and make Jeevika Didis permanent, promising salary hikes, insurance, and loan waivers

Bihar polls: INDIA bloc constituents to fight against each other in 8 seats

The Congress is contesting 61 seats, nine less than the number of constituencies in which the party had fought five years ago, while the RJD has nominated 143 candidates

Prashant Kishor alleges BJP forced three Jan Suraaj candidates to withdraw

Prashant Kishor said the three candidates who pulled out were contesting from Danapur, Brahampur, and Gopalganj constituencies

Bihar polls: RJD fields 143 candidates, Tejashwi to contest from Raghopur

The announcement follows the Congress party, which declared 60 candidates in three lists, adding six new candidates on Monday

Bihar Assembly polls: Congress names 7 more candidates, total reaches 61

The Congress' announced a list of six candidates post-midnight, even as a formal seat-sharing deal has alluded the Mahagathbandhan with the RJD and the Congress

Bihar polls: BJP accuses Mahagathbandhan of 'selling tickets for money'

BJP's Dilip Jaiswal criticism of Rahul Gandhi comes after several Congress leaders used 'Jan Nayak' term for him

RJD unveils 143 candidates for Bihar polls, fields Tejashwi from Raghopur

With this announcement the shape of the Mahagathbandhan alliance is also clear with RJD contesting 143, Congress 61, CPI ML 20 and the remaining likely to go to Mukesh Sahani's VIP

From Lalu to Nitish: Tracing Bihar's politics through caste equation

Bihar heads to 2025 Assembly polls with caste dynamics, old rivalries, and shifting alliances shaping the battle between Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and other rising political forces

AAP unveils 40 star campaigners, 12 more candidates for Bihar elections

Polling for all 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with the results set to be declared on November 14

Bihar Assembly polls: Lalu's elder son Tej Pratap booked for MCC violation

Mahua police filed a complaint after a viral video showed Tej Pratap Yadav using an SUV with a police logo and beacon during his nomination procession on October 16

Biharis never waste votes: Chirag Paswan dismisses Prashant Kishor's claims

Earlier on Saturday, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor took a jibe at the Mahagathbandhan, saying that the opposition alliance would finish in the third place in the Bihar polls

Bihar polls: With a day left for nominations, INDIA bloc looks unsettled

With less than 24 hours left for filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase to be over, multi-party coalition was still unable to declare things like a chief ministerial candidate

Bihar election 2025: Will voters end the state's decade-long liquor ban?

Bihar's decade-old liquor ban has cost lives, drained revenues, and fuelled illicit trade-now it's a central election issue with parties divided on repeal or reform