Bihar

"BJP is 142 and JDU is 101": RJD' Manoj Jha on seat sharing for Bihar polls

BJP and JDU will contest on 101 seats each, LJP (Ram Vilas) - 29 seats, Rashtriya Lok Morcha- 6 seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) - 6 seats.

Prashant Kishor vs Tejashwi Yadav? All eyes on Jan Suraaj's second list for Bihar elections

Kishor, a former poll strategist, has been dropping hints that he might contest the seat himself. The second list is expected to end the suspense over whether Kishor would make his poll debut from Tejashwi's home turf Raghopur.

Bihar elections: NDA announces seat sharing, BJP and JDU to contest on 101 seats each

The announcement came after the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting took place at the BJP headquarters in Delhi today.

'Important announcements regarding seat sharing, tickets at 11AM on Sunday': Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal

The senior BJP leader dismissed speculations about rumblings of discontent among NDA constituents in Bihar.

Bihar elections: BJP leaders huddle at JP Nadda's residence amid seat-sharing tussle

The meeting, attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior BJP leaders from Bihar, primarily focused on finalizing seat-sharing arrangements.

'Will contest 100 seats, provide third alternative to Bihar', says AIMIM

The party claimed that it was aiming to build a "third alternative" in Bihar, where politics has, for years, been all about the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-RJD combine.

Bihar elections: Who gains most from SIR? NDA leads with 46%, says opinion poll

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which took place between June 25 to September 30, marked the first large-scale audit of Bihar’s electoral rolls since 2003.

Bihar Assembly Polls 2025: On day one, Lalu Prasad Yadav files nomination — not RJD chief, but his namesake

The 45-year-old, a resident of Jado Rahimpur village in Saran district, filed his papers on Friday from Marhaura assembly constituency, which falls under Saran Lok Sabha seat

RJD, Congress seat-sharing talks hit a wall over Seemanchal region: These 5 seats are bone of contention

In the 2020 Assembly election, the RJD contested Raniganj, Saharsa, and Baisi, while Kahalgaon and Bahadurganj went to the Congress. However, none of these parties won any of these seats.

'When my PM is there...' Chirag Paswan says ongoing seat-sharing talks for Bihar election 'positive'

The talks are going in a positive manner and are in their end stage now. We want to hold discussions on all minute issues, seats, candidates, and campaigning, says the minister.

Poll code violation case against Pappu Yadav for distributing money among flood victims in Vaishali

The case was registered against Yadav, the Independent MP from Purnea, at the Sahdei police station on Thursday night on the basis of a complaint filed by the district administration

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party fields transgender candidate Priti Kinnar in first list for Bihar polls

The Bihar assembly elections will be held in two phases, on November 6 and 11, with counting of votes scheduled for November 14.

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj releases first list of 51 candidates for Bihar Polls

The Assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, while votes will be counted on November 14, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced in Delhi earlier in the day.

How Bihar voted since its creation in 2020, with women taking the lead

After assuming office in 2005, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tried to build an electorate constituency for himself among women.

Tejashwi Yadav's big poll promise: ‘One govt job per household within 20 months'

Addressing a group of reporters in Patna, Yadav said: "...I make a historic and youth-centric announcement today...We will bring a new Act and provide jobs to all families without a govt job...As soon as we form Govt, this Act will be brought within 20 days and in 20 months there will be no family without a Govt job."

Seat-sharing in Bihar Mahagathbandhan to be finalised soon: Congress leader Tariq Anwar

Commenting on the ruling NDA's leadership, Anwar said there appeared to be confusion as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had not been declared the alliance's chief ministerial face, despite several visits to the state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bihar SIR raises more questions than answers, over 5 lakh duplicate voters in final electoral roll: Congress

In total, 67.3 lakh voters have been deleted in the SIR exercise and more than one-tenth of these deletions are in just 15 assembly constituencies, it claimed.

Will 2025 Bihar election be Nitish Kumar's swan song? The challenges ahead for JD(U)'s 'Sushasan Babu'

Though switching loyalties between NDA and Grand Alliance has helped the JD(U) stalwart keep a firm grip on power for two decades, it has also eroded some of his political credibility over the years.

Bihar deputy CM takes swipe at RJD chief: 'Lalu Yadav is Dhritarashtra in son's love'

Bihar deputy CM's remark comes after Lalu Yadav took a dig at the NDA the poll dates for Bihar were announced.

Bihar polls: Kharge hopeful of 'solving' seat sharing issue with alliance partners

He said a meeting of party leaders will be held later in the day, which he will be attending virtually

Bihar polls: NDA, Opposition inch closer to seat-sharing deal as smaller allies seek bigger pie

Reports claim that a final seat-sharing announcement by the both blocs is delayed as smaller allies are in no mood to yield and are trying to extract maximum leverage in the ongoing talks.

Chirag Paswan-Prashant Kishor alliance in the making? LJP hints ‘doors are open’

Speculation over a potential tie-up between Paswan and Kishor marks the latest twist in Bihar’s political scene, even as seat-sharing talks between the LJP and the ruling BJP continue.

Nitish ka Naam, Modi ka Kaam: Inside BJP's Bihar gameplan to challenge Mahagathbandhan, Prashant Kishor

The BJP is also outlining out a counter-strategy against political strategist Prashant Kishor (PK), acknowledging his potential to make an impact and being in a position to possibly win five to seven seats.