A high-profile political pledge by Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has come under renewed scrutiny as the Janata Dal (United) appears set to comfortably exceed his earlier prediction of not crossing 25 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections. With JD(U) now performing far better than expected, public attention has shifted to whether Kishor will...
In one of the most decisive mandates in the state’s electoral history, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has swept the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, winning 202 out of 243 seats. The landslide victory has reshaped Bihar’s political balance and reaffirmed the ruling coalition’s organisational strength, strategic cohesion, and ground-level penetration. The results mark the NDA’s...
Bihar has witnessed an unprecedented surge in voter participation during the 2025 Assembly elections, marking what many analysts call a defining moment in the state’s political evolution. The Election Commission recorded a provisional voter turnout of around 69.1%, the highest in Bihar’s electoral history. Women, who have emerged as decisive stakeholders in the state’s democratic...
The 2025 Bihar Assembly Election has reached its final stage, with all voting phases completed and results set to be declared on November 14, 2025. Among the 243 constituencies, two seats in Vaishali district — Raghopur and Mahua — have emerged as the most talked-about battlegrounds. The contests here are not just political but deeply...
As Bihar gears up for the upcoming Assembly elections, the opposition alliance — comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Indian National Congress (INC), and smaller partners — is facing visible cracks over unresolved seat-sharing talks and leadership disagreements. The growing friction between the RJD and Congress has sparked concerns about the alliance’s unity and...
In a major political announcement ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its second list of 12 candidates, showcasing a blend of political experience and fresh faces. The most notable name in the lineup is that of folk singer and social media icon Maithili Thakur, who has been...
New Delhi: A political storm erupted on Thursday after the Bihar Congress shared an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video on X, featuring characters that appeared similar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi. Although the video was marked as “AI GENERATED” and did not directly mention names, the resemblance sparked immediate outrage...
Katihar: A controversy erupted during Congress MP Tariq Anwar’s visit to flood-affected areas of Katihar, Bihar, on Sunday, September 7, after a video surfaced showing villagers carrying him on their shoulders through inundated roads. The clip quickly went viral, triggering sharp reactions. Anwar, on a two-day tour of his constituency, inspected flood-hit regions including Shivnagar-Sonakhal...
Patna: Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at a Mahagathbandhan event in Darbhanga, Bihar. Jaiswal said, “There can be no bigger sin than abusing the late mother of Prime Minister Modi from the platform of Congress and RJD....
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his allies over abusive slogans targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Mahagathbandhan’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s Darbhanga. Speaking at an event in Assam, Shah condemned what he described as “politics of hatred” and called the incident...