Bihar politics

  • Tej Pratap Yadav Urges Brother Tejashwi to Show Respect Like Lord Laxman Did to Ram

    Tej Pratap Yadav Urges Brother Tejashwi to Show Respect Like Lord Laxman Did to Ram

    Oct 03, 2025 11:41 am CST

    Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, recently expelled from RJD, has asked his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav to demonstrate the respect that Lord Laxman showed to Lord Ram. After establishing his new party Jan Shakti Janata Dal, Tej Pratap confirmed he will contest upcoming assembly elections from Mahua constituency while expressing disapproval of both RSS centenary celebrations and religious controversies.

  • Bhojpuri Superstar Pawan Singh

    Bhojpuri Superstar Pawan Singh's Strategic Importance in Bihar NDA Alliance Despite Past Rebellion

    Sep 30, 2025 04:38 pm CST

    This analysis explores why the NDA is pursuing Bhojpuri superstar Pawan Singh despite his history of rebellion against the BJP. The article examines how Singh's potential alliance with Upendra Kushwaha's party could reshape caste equations in Bihar's crucial Shahabad region, potentially strengthening the NDA against the RJD-led Grand Alliance in upcoming elections. Singh's massive fan following and influence over the Rajput vote bank make him a strategic asset worth pursuing despite past betrayals.

  • BJP

    BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Champion of Forward Castes in Bihar Politics

    Sep 29, 2025 11:07 pm CST

    Former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy discusses his role as the voice of forward castes in Bihar politics, highlighting his "Sanga Yatra" initiative to unite Rajputs and other forward communities. The four-time BJP MP from Saran also reflects on his electoral victories against Lalu Yadav's family members and shares his perspective on Prashant Kishor's political aspirations.

  • Prashant Kishor Predicts Political Upheaval in Bihar Elections, Vows to Expose Corruption

    Prashant Kishor Predicts Political Upheaval in Bihar Elections, Vows to Expose Corruption

    Sep 28, 2025 07:55 pm CST

    Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor makes bold predictions about Bihar's upcoming elections, claiming JD(U) will win fewer than 25 seats while announcing his party will contest all 243 constituencies independently. He directly challenges political opponents with corruption allegations and criticizes Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's administration, promising more revelations soon.

  • Bihar

    Bihar's Women Voters: The Decisive Force in Assembly Elections Between NDA's Cash Transfers and Opposition's Land Rights

    Sep 27, 2025 11:52 pm CST

    In Bihar's upcoming Assembly elections, women voters have become the central focus of competing political strategies. While the NDA alliance led by PM Modi and Nitish Kumar offers immediate financial empowerment through the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana with Rs 10,000 cash transfers to 75 lakh women, Priyanka Gandhi and the opposition Mahagathbandhan propose structural change through land ownership rights. This electoral battle highlights differing philosophies of women's empowerment in a traditionally patriarchal state, where female voters increasingly hold the key to political power.

  • BJP vs Congress: Battle for Women Voters in Bihar Elections with Competing Women Empowerment Schemes

    BJP vs Congress: Battle for Women Voters in Bihar Elections with Competing Women Empowerment Schemes

    Sep 26, 2025 06:55 pm CST

    As Bihar assembly elections approach, Prime Minister Modi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have unveiled rival women empowerment initiatives to capture female voters. Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana, transferring Rs 10,000 to 75 lakh women, while Gandhi promised land ownership rights to women from landless families, highlighting a fierce political competition for a crucial voting demographic.

  • Tej Pratap Yadav Launches Janshakti Janata Dal Party Ahead of Bihar Assembly Elections

    Tej Pratap Yadav Launches Janshakti Janata Dal Party Ahead of Bihar Assembly Elections

    Sep 26, 2025 06:40 pm CST

    Former minister Tej Pratap Yadav, son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, has launched a new political party called Janshakti Janata Dal ahead of Bihar Assembly elections. The party adopts a blackboard as its symbol and focuses on social justice and complete transformation of Bihar. Tej Pratap, who was expelled from RJD for six years, plans to contest from the Mahua constituency in Vaishali district.

  • Once Nitish Kumar

    Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet

    Sep 24, 2025 05:27 pm CST

    In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies

  • Bihar Election Likely After Chhath Puja, Diwali, Dates Out After Dussehra

    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.

  • Tej Pratap Yadav

    Tej Pratap Yadav's "Sudarshan Chakra" Warning Amid Row Over Sister's Post

    Sep 21, 2025 03:19 pm CST

    Amid the suspense over a social media post by Lalu Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya, her brother and the RJD patriarch's elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, has said anyone who insults his sisters would suffer the "Sudarshan Chakra" of Lord Krishna.