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Bihar election: India-Nepal border points closed ahead of 2nd phase

The second phase of polling will take place on November 11, and results will be declared on November 14

Tejashwi asks EC why gender-wise voter turnout figures remain undisclosed

On Thursday, the first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar concluded peacefully with a record voter turnout of 65.08 per cent, the highest-ever in the state's history in assembly polls

Bihar Assembly elections 2025: 1 in 3 candidates faces criminal cases

As Bihar heads to phase two polling, ADR data shows 32% candidates face criminal cases and 42% are crorepatis, highlighting the deep nexus of crime and money in state politics

Election campaign has been intense, Bihar set for change: Tej Pratap

Tej Pratap Yadav contested elections in the Mahua seat, which underwent polling in the first phase on November 6

Bihar's Mithila painting struggles amid eroding local political backing

Despite global acclaim, Bihar's traditional painting cries for help amid eroding local political backing. Aashish Aryan reports from Darbhanga

Modi, Shah can go anywhere but will be caught for 'vote chori': Rahul

Gandhi, addressing a poll rally in Bihar's Kishanganj, also alleged that the BJP and RSS were trying to divide the nation, while the INDIA bloc was making efforts to unite the country

Shah charges Oppn with trying to build 'corridor for infiltrators' in Bihar

Shah also promised a future that 'mortar shells that will be dropped on Pakistan will be manufactured at an ordnance factory in this state'

Congress dismisses NDA's Bihar victory claim, cites failed LS poll rhetoric

Mallikarjun Kharge said that "all was not well" in the BJP-led coalition, as there were doubts that Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister, would be backed for another term in office

Official suspended, FIR filed after VVPAT slips found on roadside in Bihar

The VVPAT slips were found scattered on the roadside near a college in the Sarairanjan assembly segment of the district

Rahul's 'dukaan' to be shut in Bihar as INDIA bloc will be wiped out: Shah

Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Purnea, Katihar and Supaul, Shah alleged that Gandhi and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav were "hell-bent" on making Bihar's Seemanchal region a "den" of infiltrators

Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of vote theft, says PM ruined independent agencies

Claiming that the BJP has proved itself to be "experts in vote theft", the CM accused the saffron party of coming to power at the centre and in several states through such means

Rajnath Singh slams Rahul over vote chori allegations, calls them baseless

Addressing two election rallies in Rohtas district, Singh said Congress was facing a dearth of issues, and that's why Gandhi was levelling such allegations

Congress, Mahagathbandhan fighting same battle as Mahatma Gandhi: Priyanka

Addressing a public rally in Katihar's Kadwa, Priyanka Gandhi said the battle of the Congress and the Mahagathbandhan today is not merely political but a fight to safeguard the rights of citizens

Migrant workers, youth X factor of Bihar polls, not women: Prashant Kishor

Kishor claimed the 'vote chori' allegation of the Congress is a non-issue in the Bihar polls

Record turnout in Bihar phase-1 elections 'huge shock' to Oppn: PM Modi

Ahead of the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for November 11, PM Modi said that people do not want a government that uses fear and violence

No repoll recommended in Phase 1 of Bihar assembly elections: EC

Voting for the second phase will take place on November 11

Over half of Bihar's unrecognised parties skip financial disclosure: ADR

According to ADR, only about one-fourth of the parties disclosed both their audit and contribution reports for FY24, declaring a combined income of ₹85.56 crore

Bihar does not want 'katta sarkar', return of 'jungle raj', says PM Modi

Addressing a rally in Aurangabad, PM Modi said those responsible for the so-called 'jungle raj' are 'teaching children to become gangsters'

A dozen ministers, including Dy CMs, losing in Bihar polls: Rajeev Shukla

The Rajya Sabha MP also asserted that the Congress, which has 19 seats in the outgoing assembly, will improve its tally this time

Bihar records highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66% in first phase of polls

The Election Commission said Bihar's voter turnout in phase one of the Assembly polls was the highest ever, with officials crediting the special electoral roll revision for the record numbers