8 h. ago One Less Friendly Contest In Bihar As VIP Steps Aside For RJD In Darbhanga

There was drama in Bihar as campaigning for the first phase of assembly elections in the state came to a close.

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13 h. ago '10% Of India Controls Army': In Bihar, Rahul Gandhi's Remark Kicks Up Row

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi kicked up a row Tuesday after he said the Army is 'under the control of 10 per cent of the country's population (referring to the so-called upper castes)'.

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23 h. ago When Bihar Had A Chief Minister Without A Functioning Cabinet

As Bihar heads into another high-stakes election, its political past reminds how unpredictable the state's power corridors have always been.

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32 h. ago Why Bhumihars Are The Pivot Of 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections

In the heart of Bihar, along the bank of the Holi Ganges, the town of Mokama (in the district of Patna) is an important and historically significant town known for being an industrial area in the...

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63 h. ago Can Arrested 'Bahubali' Anant Singh Continue Campaigning? What Top Cop Said

Anant Singh, fielded by JD(U) in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, was arrested early Sunday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav.

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3 d. ago On Congress Chief M Kharge's RSS Ban Demand, Amit Shah's Counter

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, which is in its centenary year, has given this country two very popular prime ministers, said Home Minister Amit Shah, countering Congress chief Mallikarjun...

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3 d. ago "Bihari Doesn't Mean Backward": JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar To NDTV

Ahead of the highly anticipated Bihar Assembly elections, media executive and JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar made an appeal for the state to rise above its caste politics and focus on economic...

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3 d. ago Kanhaiya Kumar Tells NDTV Why He's Not Fighting Bihar Election

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar explained why he is not contesting the assembly election in Bihar, despite his constant rhetoric about bringing change in his state.

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3 d. ago "I Didn't Work For My Family": Nitish Kumar's Video Message Ahead Of Polls

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday released a video for the citizens of Bihar ahead of the assembly elections and said he has "served" them with "honesty and hard work" since he was first elected...

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4 d. ago Lowest Number Of Women Candidates In Bihar Elections In 15 Years

In all, 258 women are contesting the Bihar Assembly election as against 2,357 male candidates.

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4 d. ago Bihar Elections 2025: Know Your Candidate From Lakhisarai – Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP)

Sinha has been on a winning stream in the Lakhisarai constituency, notably emerging victorious in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections with a vote share of 38.2%.

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4 d. ago NDA's "Flood To Fortune" Plan In Bihar If Voted To Power Again

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday released its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar and promised to make the state flood-free...

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4 d. ago Jobs, Women, Infra, Education: Key Takeaways From NDA's Bihar Manifesto

The NDA has released a joint manifesto for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections focusing on government jobs, financial support to women and farmers, permanent housing, free ration, electricity and...

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5 d. ago 'Singhams' Of Bihar, Assam Police Set To Contest Bihar Assembly Election

Two ex-police officers are set to contest the Bihar election that begins next week. One is Shivdeep Lande, an independent candidate from Jamalpur in Munger district, and the other is Anand Mishra, the...

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7 d. ago 'Jan Nayak' Battle: Congress, Allies, And BJP Spar Over Karpoori Thakur

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly election next week, the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, and Samajwadi Party appear to be squabbling over the title of 'Jan Nayak', or 'the people's hero', which has...

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7 d. ago Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Dates, Schedule, Constituency List, Total Voters And More

Bihar Elections 2025: In the outgoing assembly, the ruling NDA has 138 members, while the opposition alliance has 103 members in the 243-member Assembly.

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8 d. ago No SIR, FIR Will Work If People Turn Against You: Prashant Kishor Slams BJP

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday took a swipe at the BJP-led central government over the EC's announcement of the 2nd phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12...

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9 d. ago Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi Among 40 Star Campaigners For Bihar Elections

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kanhaiya Kumar and Independent MP Pappu Yadav are among the party's 40 star campaigners for...

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9 d. ago Nitish Kumar Visits Chirag Paswan's Home For Chhath Puja Ritual

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday drove down to the residence of Union minister Chirag Paswan to partake 'kharna prasad", which devotees consume before embarking on a gruelling 36-hour-long...

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9 d. ago "He Compromised For Power": Tejashwi Yadav Tears Into Chirag Paswan

Tejashwi Yadav was responding to Chirag Paswan's charge that his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, wanted a Muslim chief minister for Bihar in 2005, but the RJD did not agree to it.

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