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Tejashwi Yadav named leader of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar Assembly

Lawmakers of the opposition Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar on Saturday unanimously elected Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD as the coalition's leader in the state legislature. The decision was taken at a meeting hosted by Yadav here ahead of the five-day session of the legislature, beginning on Monday, during which all the newly elected members of the 243-strong assembly will be sworn in. Talking to reporters after the meeting, RJD MLA Bhai Virendra said, Tejashwi Yadav has been elected leader of the Mahagathbandhan' in the state legislature. Of course, he will also be leader of our party in the assembly. Congress MLC Samir Kumar Singh, who is also a working president of the party's state unit, said "the decision on Tejashwi Yadav was unanimous. We have sufficient numbers, and he shall be the leader of the opposition as well". The Mahagathbandhan' was decimated in the recent assembly polls, which saw the ruling NDA retaining power by bagging 202 seats. "At the meeting, members of both Houses

Nitish Kumar set to take oath as Bihar CM for 10th time: Key facts

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other BJP leaders are likely to attend the ceremony

Nitish Kumar to be sworn in as Bihar CM for 10th time on November 20

NDA is set to form a new 35-member Nitish Kumar-led ministry after the 17th Assembly ended, as JDU-BJP finalise berths and the opposition names Tejashwi Yadav its leader

Bihar election results HIGHLIGHTS: NDA leaders meet Nitish Kumar over govt formation

Bihar Assembly election results 2025 LIVE updates: The NDA has pulled ahead in the early trends, with the Mahagathbandhan trailing in second position, show data from ECI

12 BJP nominees who missed victory, 6 Cong men who survived NDA tsunami

Even as the BJP made a spectacular show in the Bihar assembly elections with almost all of its 101 candidates registering massive wins, 12 of the nominees missed the bus till late at night. A few of those contestants lost the polls by slender margins such as 30 or 178, according to the Election Commission. On the other hand, only six of the Congress' 61 candidates survived the onslaught of the ruling NDA. Of the 12 BJP nominees who failed to win included Vinod Kumar was handed a crushing defeat by AIMIM's Ghulam Sarwar in the Baisi seat by a margin of 27,251 votes. Kumar polled 27,251 votes. The saffron party's Haribhushan Thakur lost the Bisfi seat to RJD's Asif Ahmad by a margin of 8,107 votes. Thakur polled 92,664 votes, as per the Election Commission data. Umakant Singh of the BJP lost the Chanpatia seat by a slender margin of 602 votes. He polled 86,936 votes as against the Congress's Abhishek Ranjan, who bagged 87,538 votes. Vidya Sagar Keshari lost the Forbesganj seat by a

Bihar assembly poll outcome extremely unnatural: CPI(ML) Liberation

CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Friday termed the outcome of the Bihar assembly polls extremely unnatural, and said the party would undertake a thorough analysis of the results. In a statement issued by Bhattacharya, whose party could win only two of the 20 seats it contested, said, The outcome of the assembly elections... Has the scars of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls all over it. The party will undertake a thorough analysis of the outcome and draw necessary lessons, he said. The role of the unprecedented money transfer operation amounting to Rs 30,000 crore among a beneficiary population of 3 crore, defying all notions of election ethics and model code of conduct must also be taken into account, Bhattacharya asserted. A virtual repeat of the 2010 outcome after 15 years, when the credibility of the Nitish Kumar government has touched an all-time low and the Modi government too, suffered a major loss of support just a year ago

Congress' dismal outing in Bihar polls: Tracing party's past performances

In the 2025 elections, the Congress contested 60 seats as part of an alliance with the RJD. This was noticeably fewer than the 77 seats it contested in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections

Bihar election results: Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj draws blank on debut

Bihar elections 2025: Jan Suraaj positioned itself as a new-age party promising to create more job opportunities in Bihar, but early ECI trends show it will lose

Phulwari Assembly election results 2025: JDU's Shyam Rajak in lead

Phulwari constituency results: Phulwari, a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes in Patna district, has a mix of Dalit, Muslim, and other communities

Bihar Assembly elections 2025: Key constituencies to watch out for

Bihar recorded strong voter turnout in the 2025 Assembly elections, with 65% in phase one and 68.8% in phase two. Here's a look at key candidates in this election

LIVE news updates: Trump signs bill to reopen government after longest-ever shutdown

Live news updates, Nov 13: Catch all the latest news developments here

Bihar exit poll results 2025 highlights: Exit polls say NDA likely to remain in power in Bihar

Bihar exit polls results 2025 highlights: The BJP-JD(U)-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to secure a comfortable majority. Catch all the updates related to the Bihar exit polls here

Bihar exit polls: NDA likely to get majority; Jan Suraaj may struggle

Bihar Assembly elections: The estimates show the NDA could win between 130 and 167 seats in the 243-member House, while the Mahagathbandhan is projected to secure around 70-100 seats

Bihar Assembly elections: When and where to watch exit poll results live?

Bihar elections 2025 exit polls: Bihar votes in the final phase on November 11, with exit poll predictions expected after 6:30 pm

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

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday claimed that migrant workers and the youth are the real "X factor" of the ongoing assembly elections in Bihar, and not the women. Speaking to reporters in Supaul, the former poll strategist claimed the youth and migrant workers are determined to vote for change. "Migrant workers are coming back home in large numbers to vote along with their families. Migrant workers used to vote for the NDA in the past because they had no alternative," he said, claiming that this time, they were voting for his party. "The PM earlier used to get votes of migrant workers and people in general by spreading fear of RJD's 'jungle raj'. However, he is unable to get a sense of the current ground situation. People who apprehended the resurgence of 'jungle raj' in Bihar can see an alternative this election in Jan Suraaj," he added. Kishor claimed the 'vote chori' allegation of the Congress is a non-issue in the Bihar polls. "Ask any person on the street,

This Assembly election to make Bihar 'infiltrator-free': Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that illegal Bangladeshi immigrants snatch jobs and pose security threats to the country, while asserting that the Bihar assembly election is for making the eastern state "infiltrator-free". Addressing an election rally at Bettiah in West Champaran district, he alleged that RJD indulged in massacres and rapes while in power, while asserting that there is no place for 'bahubalis' (strongmen) in the NDA government. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi established Makhana Board... if 'Lalu & co' come to power, 'infiltrator ghusao board' will be set up," he alleged. Shah said Champaran will get a new airport, all closed sugar mills in the region will be revived through cooperatives and major schemes will be launched for the Tharu community, if the NDA returns to power in the state. Hitting out at the Mahagathbandhan, he said Champaran would turn into 'mini-Chambal' if 'thagbandhan' comes to power in Bihar.

Rahul Gandhi says he wants 'made in Bihar', not 'made in China' on phones

At a joint rally with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Rahul Gandhi slammed PM Modi for policies that made India 'depend' on Made in China products

Bihar Assembly elections: 32% of phase-1 candidates with criminal cases

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a not for profit election watchdog, released its analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of 1303 out of 1314 candidates

Tejashwi Yadav vows to lift toddy ban; says NDA failed Bihar for 20 years

At a rally in Saran, Tejashwi Yadav campaigned for Tej Pratap's sister-in-law, promising to lift the toddy ban if elected; he even accused CM Nitish Kumar of copying his development plans for Bihar

The Lalu-Nitish story: From Mandal brothers to fierce political rivals

The three-decade saga of Lalu and Nitish mirrors Bihar's turbulent political landscape, where alliances are made and broken with striking frequency