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NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding nominees for Narkatiaganj, Kishanganj, Kasba, Purnia, and Gaya Town constituencies. Shaswat Kedar Pandey will contest from Narkatiaganj, while Qamrul Hoda has been fielded from Kishanganj. Irfan Alam, Jitender Yadav, and Mohan Shrivasta will represent the…
Muslims account for 17.7% of Bihar’s population, spiking to more than 40% in northern border districts, but as the Assembly election approaches, they are hard to spot among the candidate lists of political parties. So far, no political party has announced more than four Muslim candidates for the State’s 243 Assembly constituencies, apart from the…
After prolonged negotiations, the Mahagatbandhan managed to settle the seat division between the allies by late Thursday (October 16, 2025), hours before the final deadline for filing nominations for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly election. A formal announcement is awaited. Thursday (October 16, 2025) saw hectic parleys between the allies, with Mukesh Sahani’s…
RJD Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI Pre-test for Census first phase to be held from November 10 The pre-test for the first phase of Population Census 2027 will be conducted from November 10-30 in selected sample areas of all States and Union Territories, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India said…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the list of 40 star campaigners for Bihar elections. | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP on Thursday (October 16, 2025) released a list of 40 star campaigners, featuring top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief J.P. Nadda, and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh ahead of…
NEW DLEHI: Janhit Janata Dal (JJD) chief and Lalu Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, who is set to contest from Mahua constituency in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, filed his nomination on Thursday accompanied by a roadshow and carrying a photo of his grandmother Marchiya Devi.Speaking to reporters, he said the occasion was significant…
PM Modi (left), YogiAdityanath, Pawan Singh (agencies) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections first phase. It comprises of the party’s national and state top brass, led by PM Narendra Modi. It also features the BJP national president JP Nadda, and…
BJP leaders had their hands full on Wednesday as allies Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustan Awam Morcha voiced displeasure over “disproportionate” allocation of seats to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), forcing re-negotiations over several seats. The National Democratic Alliance in Bihar had announced the seat-sharing arrangement three days ago. The Janata Dal (United),…
PM Modi and Samrat Chaudhary (file) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its third and final list of 18 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, thereby naming nominees for all 101 seats it is contesting under the NDA seat-sharing arrangement.With this list, the BJP has completed its share of candidate…
PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. The party has also fielded its candidates from the five seats of Sonbarsa, Alauli, Ekma, Morwa, and Rajgir, which LJP (RV) President Chirag Paswan was reportedly eyeing among its 29 seats allotted by the BJP to…
