Mahagathbandhan
Bihar Election: Opposition Alliance Struggles to Finalize CM Candidate With Election Less Than 30 Days Away
Oct 07, 2025 08:03 pm CST
With Bihar elections approaching in just 30 days, the opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance faces internal uncertainty over its chief ministerial candidate. While Tejashwi Yadav is the RJD's preferred choice, Congress has yet to formally endorse him as the INDIA bloc's official candidate, creating tensions within the coalition challenging Nitish Kumar and the BJP in the upcoming November polls.
Key Issues Driving Bihar Assembly Elections: Unemployment, Special Status, and Caste-Based Reservations
Oct 06, 2025 10:44 pm CST
The upcoming Bihar assembly elections will focus on unemployment, special status demands, and caste-based reservations as the NDA coalition led by Nitish Kumar faces off against the opposition INDIA bloc in November. Both sides prepare to leverage voter concerns about migration, economic opportunities, and social justice in this high-stakes electoral battle.
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 Assembly Election 2025: Dates Announced and Controversy Over Aadhaar-Based Voter Registration Explained
Oct 06, 2025 10:02 pm CST
The Election Commission has announced Bihar Assembly election dates for November 2025, while addressing the contentious issue of Aadhaar-based voter registration. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar clarified that while Aadhaar can be used for identity verification, it cannot establish citizenship or domicile. The election will feature a three-way contest between the BJP-JDU alliance, the Congress-RJD Mahagathbandhan, and Prashant Kishor's new Jan Suraaj party.
Bihar Assembly Elections 2024: Election Commission to Announce Poll Dates as Political Alliances Prepare for Crucial Battle
Oct 06, 2025 05:57 pm CST
The Election Commission of India is set to announce Bihar assembly election dates today, with voting to be completed by November 22. The electoral battle will feature a direct contest between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's NDA coalition and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan alliance, amid controversy over recent voter list revisions that saw a significant drop in registered voters. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj will also debut, contesting all 243 seats in this politically significant state election.
Asaduddin Owaisi Claims Bihar's 19% Muslim Population Lacks Political Leadership Ahead of Elections
Oct 06, 2025 05:50 pm CST
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi highlights the lack of Muslim political leadership in Bihar despite their 17.7% population share. Despite winning five seats in the 2020 elections, four AIMIM MLAs defected to RJD. Owaisi reveals failed alliance attempts with the RJD-led opposition, requesting only six seats and a Seemanchal Development Council with no ministerial positions in return.
Bihar Voter List Revision: Magadh Region Gains Voters While Seemanchal Faces Highest Deletions
Oct 01, 2025 06:20 pm CST
The Election Commission has published Bihar's final voter list following a controversial Special Intensive Revision process. The Magadh region recorded the highest voter addition rate at 2.6%, while the minority-dominated Seemanchal region saw the highest deletion rate at 7.7%. The final list contains 7.42 crore eligible voters, sparking political debates between BJP and Congress over the revision's transparency and impact on upcoming elections.
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.
No Response From India Bloc Yet, Asaduddin Owaisi Begins Solo Bihar Campaign
Sep 24, 2025 05:45 pm CST
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi kickstarted his campaign for the Bihar assembly elections in the state's Seemanchal region, on his own, amid no clarity over his party's tie-up with the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.
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