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PM Modi Backs Nitish Kumar as NDA's Face for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025
Oct 24, 2025 04:39 pm CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches NDA's Bihar election campaign, declaring that the alliance under Nitish Kumar will achieve a record-breaking victory. While endorsing the "sushasan babu," Modi's statement comes amid opposition challenges over the BJP-JDU's reluctance to officially name a chief ministerial candidate, contrasting with Mahagathbandhan's clear nomination of Tejashwi Yadav for the position.
Bihar Election 2025: Tejashwi Yadav and Nitish Kumar Compete for Women Voters with Rival Economic Promises
Oct 22, 2025 04:29 pm CST
In Bihar's upcoming election, the RJD and BJP-JDU alliance are battling for women voters through competitive economic incentives. Tejashwi Yadav promises permanent jobs with Rs 30,000 monthly salary for Jeevika didis, while the ruling coalition offers Rs 10,000 payments under Mai Bahin Maan Yojana. With women comprising 3.5 crore voters who significantly influenced the 2020 results, both parties recognize their decisive role in the November elections.
How Corruption Charges Against Lalu Yadav Family Could Reshape Bihar Election Dynamics
Oct 13, 2025 06:27 pm CST
The corruption case against RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tejashwi, and wife Rabri Devi related to the IRCTC hotel scam has emerged as a potential game-changer for Bihar's upcoming elections. This development may weaken the opposition Mahagathbandhan's position in seat-sharing negotiations while creating competing narratives of political persecution versus accountability that could influence voter sentiment across urban and rural constituencies.
NDA Bihar Seat Sharing Reveals Power Shift: BJP-JDU Parity and Chirag Paswan's Rising Influence
Oct 13, 2025 02:30 am CST
The NDA's seat-sharing formula for Bihar's 2025 Assembly elections signals a significant political realignment with BJP and JDU allocated equal seats while Chirag Paswan emerges as the coalition's preferred Dalit leader, indicating BJP's strategic shift away from total dependence on Nitish Kumar in state politics.
NDA Resolves Bihar Seat-Sharing: BJP and JD(U) to Contest 101 Seats Each Following Amit Shah's Intervention
Oct 13, 2025 12:48 am CST
The National Democratic Alliance has finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections after crucial negotiations led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each, with Chirag Paswan's LJP(R) receiving 29 seats and smaller allies HAM and RLM allocated six seats each. The alliance emphasized unity and balanced representation across all coalition partners while maintaining Nitish Kumar's central role in their electoral strategy.
NDA Finalizes Bihar Seat-Sharing Deal: BJP and JDU to Contest 101 Seats Each, LJP Gets 29
Oct 12, 2025 09:48 pm CST
After weeks of negotiations, the NDA has finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the Bihar assembly elections. The BJP and JDU will each contest 101 seats, while Chirag Paswan's LJP has been allocated 29 seats after intense negotiations. Smaller allies Rashtriya Lok Morcha and HAM will get six seats each in the 243-member assembly.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Two-Phase Voting on November 6 and 11, Results on November 14
Oct 06, 2025 10:38 pm CST
The Bihar Assembly Election 2025 will be conducted in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with vote counting scheduled for November 14. The election pits the BJP-JDU alliance against the Congress-RJD led Mahagathbandhan, while Prashant Kishor makes his electoral debut with Jan Suraaj party. The election takes place amid controversy over the special intensive revision of Bihar's voter list, which reduced registered voters from 7.9 crore to 7.24 crore.
Bihar Election Likely After Chhath Puja, Diwali, Dates Out After Dussehra
Sep 22, 2025 02:41 pm CST
Dates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly election will likely be announced after Dussehra (on October 2, this year) with the voting itself spread across two phases in the first and second weeks of November, sources told NDTV Monday morning.
"Like Salt On Vegetables': Chirag Paswan's 25,000 Votes Bihar Poll Warning For BJP
Sep 16, 2025 06:29 pm CST
Chirag Paswan has fired yet another warning shot across the bows of Bihar's ruling BJP-JDU alliance ahead of the Assembly election later this year.