Page 8 - Latest Updates on Bihar Elections 2025

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

At least eight assembly seats in Bihar, where constituents of the INDIA bloc will fight against each other due to internal discord among the Congress, the RJD and the Left parties over seat-sharing arrangements. The assembly segments, where the opposition alliance partners will contest together, are Narkatiaganj, Vaishali, Rajapakar, Rosera, Bachhwara, Kahalgaon, Biharsharif and Sikandara, RJD and Congress leaders said. 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. The CPI is contesting nine constituencies, while the CPI(M) is in the fray in four seats. The CPI(ML) Liberation, which had the best strike rate in the 'Mahagathbandhan' in 2020, when it contested 19 seats and won 12, has fielded candidates in 20 assembly segments this time. Congress' Shaswat Kedar Pandey is contesting against RJD's Deepak Yadav in Narkatiaganj seat, while the fight is between San

Upset JMM exits Bihar race; INDIA bloc faces 'friendly fights' ahead

JMM withdraws from the Bihar Assembly polls after a seat-sharing row with RJD, as the INDIA bloc braces for friendly fights in nearly a dozen constituencies

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

The Congress on Monday released another list of six candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls, taking the total number of candidates announced by the party to 60. The Congress' list was announced post-midnight, even as a formal seat-sharing deal has alluded the Mahagathbandhan with the RJD and the Congress, the two main constituents of the alliance, unable to reach an understanding. According to the list of six candidates, the Congress fielded Surendra Prasad Kushwaha from Valmiki Nagar, Abidur Rehman from Araria, Jalil Mastan from Amour, Tauquir Alam from Barari, Praveen Singh Kushwaha from Kahalgaon and Vinod Chaudhary from Sikandra (SC). Chinks in the INDIA bloc's armour became all too obvious on Sunday in poll-bound Bihar, where disgruntled aspirants in the RJD and the Congress had a field day charging the leadership with having put tickets up for sale. The last day for filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase is Monday. The Congress and the RJD have continued

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

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav has been booked for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) during the filing of his nomination papers from the Mahua assembly seat in Bihar's Vaishali district, police said on Sunday According to a statement issued by the district police, the Circle Officer of Mahua lodged a complaint with the police station concerned after a video, which went viral on social media, showed Yadav using a SUV, bearing a police logo and a beacon light, during a procession for submitting his documents on October 16. "It was thoroughly examined and found that the police logo and beacon light used on the vehicle were a private one. Therefore, a case was registered for violation of the election code of conduct," it said. Yadav floated the party after being expelled from the RJD on May 25 by his father for six years, as he reportedly confessed to being in a relationship with a woman. He, however, deleted the Facebook post

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

Dynasts dominate Bihar polls: List of parties full of politicians' kin

Dynasts continue to dominate Bihar's political landscape, with a considerable number of candidates being either sons, daughters, wives or close relatives of established politicians. Experts say that no party in Bihar can claim moral superiority on this ground as far as dynasts entering politics is concerned. The 243-member Bihar Assembly will go to polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, and results will be announced on November 14. Prominent sons, daughters and wives, who are in the fray, from different political parties are RJD's Tejashwi Yadav (younger son and heir apparent of party supremo Lalu Prasad) from Raghopur, BJP's Samrat Choudhary (son of former minister Shakuni Choudhary) from Tarapur, RJD's Osama Shahab (son of gangster-turned-politician, the late Mohammad Shahabuddin) from Raghunathpur. Also in the fray are Rashtriya Lok Morcha's Snehlata (wife of party chief Upendra Kushwaha) from Sasaram, BJP's Nitish Mishra (son of former CM Jagannath Mishra) from Jhanjharpur,

We will celebrate Diwali on Nov 14 with NDA's win in Bihar: Chirag Paswan

The NDA has finalised its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, with the BJP and Janata Dal (United) set to contest 101 constituencies each

Dipankar Bhattacharya accuses Nitish govt of crime, corruption, communalism

CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has charged the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar with serving its people a cocktail of crime, corruption and communalism, the three Cs on which the Chief Minister had promised not to compromise. In an interview with PTI here, the Left leader described as scary the situation in the state, where the longest serving Chief Minister claims to have ended jungle raj that allegedly prevailed under the rule of RJD, an ally of the CPI(ML)-L. Nitish ji used to say that he would never compromise on the three Cs crime, corruption, and communalism after joining hands with the BJP. But his rule displays not just a compromise, but a cocktail of the three Cs, alleged Bhattacharya. "It is a scary situation in the state, which seems to be run by a nexus between criminal gangs, politicians, and the police. They form a coalition that rules Bihar, and not the NDA. "Shootouts, reminding one of Bollywood crime thriller Gangs of Wasseypur, have ..

Amit Shah to address rally in Saran, intellectuals' meet in Patna today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to poll-bound Bihar, is likely to address a rally in Saran district and an intellectuals' meet here on Friday, BJP leaders said. Shah met senior party leaders in Patna on Thursday night and reviewed preparations for the upcoming assembly elections, they said. "The home minister will address a public meeting in Saran during the day in favour of NDA nominees in Amnaur and Taraiya assembly seats. Later in the day, he will also address a gathering of intellectuals at Gyan Bhawan in Patna," said a BJP leader, who did not wish to be quoted. Shah will hold the BJP's organisational discussions and meet leaders of alliance partners during his three-day tour to poll-bound Bihar. State BJP president Dilip Jaiswal received Shah at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport here on Thursday evening. During his stay in Bihar, Shah is also likely to participate in the processions before the filing of nomination papers by some NDA ...

Congress releases first list of 48 candidates ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding its state unit chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba seat and CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan from Kadwa. The party announced the candidates even before finalising the seat-sharing arrangement with its Mahagathbandhan allies, including the RJD. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase of polls is October 17, while that for the second phase is October 20. The Congress leadership has been in talks with its alliance partners, including the RJD and the Left. According to the list, the party has fielded Bihar Youth Congress chief Prakash Garib Das from Bachhwada seat. Jayesh Mangal Singh will contest from Bagaha, Amit Giri from Nautan and Abhishek Ranjan from Chanpatia seat. From Bettiah seat, the party has fielded Wasi Ahmed, while Shyam Bihari Prasad will be its candidate from Raxaul. From Govindgan seat, the Congress named Shashi Bhushan Rai alias Gappu Rai as

Expect EC to rectify typographical errors, other mistakes in Bihar roll: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it expects the Election Commission to look into typographical errors and other mistakes in the final Bihar electoral roll prepared after the Special Intensive Revision exercise as a responsible authority and come out with remedial measures. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said it will hear on November 4 the legal issues pertaining to the Bihar SIR exercise. The poll panel said that since its publication of the final electoral roll on September 30, not a single appeal has been filed by any voter against name deletion. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO 'Association of Democratic Reforms, said details of a voter claiming his name was not added in the final list, which was alleged by the EC as fake on the October 7 hearing in the matter, were true. He said that EC should disclose how many voters were deleted and for what revision to ensure transparency in the exercise. The bench noted that the electoral roll will be

JD(U) announces second list of 44 candidates for Bihar Assembly polls

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Thursday announced its second list of 44 candidates for the assembly polls, with several ministers like Sheila Mandal, Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Leshi Singh, Jayant Raj and Mohd Zama Khan featuring among the nominees. The party also fielded turncoats Chetan Anand from Nabinagar and Vibha Devi from Nawad. Both were earlier associated with the RJD. Besides, the JD(U) nominated Kaladhar Mandal from the Rupauli seat. The JD(U), an alliance partner of the NDA in Bihar, has now released the list of all 101 candidates for the upcoming polls. Elections to the 243-member assembly will be held in two phases, on November 6 and November 11. The votes will be counted on November 14.

Bihar polls: EC issues vouchers for parties' free airtime on DD, AIR

EC stated that free broadcasting and telecasting facilities, with a base time of 45 minutes, have been allotted on both Doordarshan and AIR for each party