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BJP's Strategic Campaign to Retain Migrant Voters During Bihar Assembly Elections
Oct 23, 2025 03:34 pm CST
The BJP has launched an extensive door-to-door campaign targeting Bihar's 4.8 million migrant workers returning home for Chhath Puja, encouraging them to extend their stay to vote in the upcoming November Assembly elections. Party workers are negotiating with employers and organizing transportation to facilitate voter participation in key migration-heavy districts like East Champaran, Patna, and Siwan.
BJP Accused of Forcing Jan Suraaj Candidates to Withdraw from Bihar Elections: Prashant Kishor Alleges Intimidation
Oct 21, 2025 09:49 pm CST
Prashant Kishor has accused the BJP of intimidating and pressuring three Jan Suraaj Party candidates into withdrawing their nominations for the Bihar election. He claims the ruling party fears Jan Suraaj's clean candidates more than traditional opposition, showing evidence of meetings between his withdrawn candidates and senior BJP leaders including Amit Shah. Kishor vows to take the matter to the Election Commission and promises his remaining 240 candidates will continue fighting to change Bihar's political landscape.
7 Critical Factors Shaping Bihar Assembly Election 2025: From Unemployment Crisis to Voter Demographics
Oct 07, 2025 02:29 am CST
Bihar's 2025 assembly election represents a crucial democratic test influenced by seven key factors. With voting scheduled for November 6 and 11, the electoral battle centers on widespread unemployment, substantial out-migration, corruption allegations, controversial electoral roll revisions, women's voting power, declining education quality, and immigration concerns in the Seemanchal region. As Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's two-decade leadership faces unprecedented anti-incumbency, the outcome on November 14 will shape not only Bihar's future but reflect broader patterns in Indian democracy.
Bihar Assembly Elections: Political Parties Request Post-Chhath Polling Schedule as ECI Reviews Preparations
Oct 04, 2025 09:45 pm CST
The Election Commission of India conducted a two-day visit to Bihar to review preparations for upcoming Assembly elections, where political parties unanimously requested polling be scheduled after Chhath festival. With 7.42 crore eligible voters registered, the ECI engaged with major national and regional parties who expressed confidence in electoral integrity while welcoming recent Commission initiatives to ensure transparent and efficient voting processes.
Election Commission to Review Bihar Poll Preparations: CEC and Commissioners Set for Two-Day Patna Visit
Oct 03, 2025 09:19 pm CST
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners will visit Patna on October 4-5 to review Bihar's election preparedness ahead of upcoming assembly polls. With nearly 7.42 crore registered voters and 425 observers being deployed, the EC aims to ensure fair elections while addressing concerns about the recently completed voter list revision.
Rahul Gandhi Sidesteps PM Modi Seat Question With Fresh "H-Bomb" Tease
Sep 20, 2025 05:05 pm CST
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday sharpened his ongoing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission of India, reiterating his charge of "vote chori" (vote theft).
On Rahul Gandhi's Message To Gen Z, Devendra Fadnavis' "Urban Naxal" Jab
Sep 19, 2025 07:32 pm CST
Rahul Gandhi's post on Gen Z and vote theft has infuriated the BJP, which has been heaping criticism on the senior Congress leader.
Amid Rahul Gandhi 'Vote Chori Row', NDTV Accesses '18 Letters In 18 Months' To Poll Body
Sep 18, 2025 09:19 pm CST
Rahul Gandhi - in his fiercest takedown of the Election Commission yet, in which he accused the poll body of the mass deletion of voters before the 2023 Karnataka election - said the EC had been sent 18 letters asking for information.