2025 Bihar elections
Patna Administration Clarifies Ink Mark Confusion on LJP MP Shambhavi Chaudhary's Fingers During Bihar Elections
Nov 08, 2025 04:13 pm CST
The Patna District Administration has issued a formal clarification regarding viral social media content showing LJP (Ram Vilas) MP Shambhavi Chaudhary with ink marks on both fingers after voting. Officials explained this was due to a polling staff error, where ink was initially applied to her right hand before being correctly applied to her left hand after intervention. This statement comes in response to opposition allegations of potential voter fraud during the first phase of Bihar assembly elections, which saw a 65.08% turnout.
Tejashwi Yadav's Bold One Job Per Family Promise: Transforming Bihar's Employment Landscape
Oct 10, 2025 12:44 am CST
Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar's Opposition Leader, has pledged to provide one government job per family, addressing the state's 3.9% unemployment rate. As November elections approach, this promise resonates in a region devastated by economic uncertainty and pandemic effects. Having claimed creation of 500,000 jobs during his previous 17-month tenure as Deputy Chief Minister, Yadav faces the monumental challenge of implementing this vision across Bihar's 13.43 crore population, potentially reshaping the state's socioeconomic future.