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Earlier, the Congress had released its first list of 48 candidates. Till now, it has fielded 53 candidates. File. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The Congress Election Committee (CEC) on Saturday (October 18, 2025) released its second list comprising five candidates for the Bihar Assembly election. The party has named Shashwat Kedar Pandey for the…
Jitan Ram Manjhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Since November 2005, Bihar has had only two chief ministers — Nitish Kumar and Jitan Ram Manjhi. The office has become almost synonymous with Kumar, who has now held it continuously for nearly 20 years.Also Read | Bihar elections 2025: Phase 1 nominations close, no Mahagathbandhan seat deal…
NEW DELHI: As campaigning for Bihar polls gathers momentum, the Election Commission on Friday directed all the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to step up vigil and curb the use of cash and other inducements by the candidates and political parties to swing the outcome in their favour.Chairing a meeting of the multi-departmental committee on election…
As Bihar heads into a heated two-phase assembly election on November 6 and 11, the political scene saw a day of rapid developments on Thursday — from the Election Commission’s strong defence of its voter roll revision to the NDA completing its candidate lists, while the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) remains mired in seat-sharing talks. Tej Pratap…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates ahead of the Bihar assembly elections.JD(U), which is looking to retain power in the state, has fielded 30 new faces, while 27 sitting MLAs have been renominated.The announcement comes as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners continue to…
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, left, and BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday took a jibe at Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, claiming he has decided to “bow out” of the Bihar assembly elections because the “businessman and former election campaigner” in him realised that the ground situation…
A recalcitrant JDU legislator in poll-bound Bihar Friday joined RJD in what would be the first pre-poll defection by a sitting MLA this year. Sanjeev Kumar is JDU legislator from Parbatta in Khagaria district. RJD neta Tejashwi Yadav welcomed him into his party via videoconferencing as he was unable to attend the “Milan Samaroh” organised…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the Bihar polls, which may be conducted in two phases, in the first week of October.The high-stakes showdown will test the governing NDA, led by CM Nitish Kumar, against a charged opposition, which is already in battle mode with Rahul Gandhi conducting a state-wide…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced a major policy change aimed at prioritising residents of the state in future teacher recruitments. The move is part of a broader effort to strengthen the state’s education system, the Bihar CM said.“Since forming the government in November 2005, we have been consistently working to…
BLOs fill and collect the counting forms from the electors in Patepur block of Vaishali, Bihar. Photo: @CEOBihar X/ANI Photo After organizing a day-long public hearing on July 21 in Patna on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls process in Bihar, a citizen’s panel comprising several groups on Saturday (July 26, 2025)…
