Nitish Kumar
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.
PM Modi Launches Bihar's Mahila Rojgar Yojana: 75 Lakh Women Receive Rs 10,000 Each for Economic Empowerment
Sep 26, 2025 05:40 pm CST
Prime Minister Modi virtually launched Bihar's Rs 7,500-crore Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, transferring Rs 10,000 each to 75 lakh women for self-employment opportunities. This NDA government initiative aims to foster economic independence with potential additional support up to Rs 2 lakh per beneficiary in subsequent phases.
Dharmendra Pradhan Appointed as BJP's Election In-charge for Critical Bihar Assembly Elections
Sep 25, 2025 05:39 pm CST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been named the BJP's election in-charge for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, with CR Patil and Keshav Prasad Maurya serving as co-in-charges. This crucial electoral contest will test the Nitish Kumar-led NDA coalition against opposition forces, with all 243 legislative seats at stake. The BJP has also announced election leadership for upcoming contests in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
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
'Apologise Or Pay Rs 100 Crore': Bihar Minister Sends Notice To Prashant Kishor For Defamation
Sep 24, 2025 01:49 am CST
Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary on Tuesday slapped a legal notice on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, asking him to tender an "unconditional apology" for defamatory remarks or face a civil suit seeking Rs 100 crore in damages.
NDA To Finalise Bihar Seats After Poll Dates Come, To Curb Desertions
Sep 23, 2025 07:27 pm CST
The NDA leadership will take a final call on the seat-sharing arrangement between allies after the Election Commission announces the dates for the Bihar election, sources in the BJP have said
"People Accused By Prashant Kishor Should...": Bihar BJP Leader's Advice
Sep 23, 2025 12:17 am CST
Ahead of the Bihar election cracks seem to be developing in the ruling BJP, after ex-union minister RK Singh questioned party colleague and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, and the party state unit chief, Dilip Jaiswal, over corruption charges
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.
Nitish Kumar May Be Honest But His Ministers Looting State: Prashant Kishor
Sep 21, 2025 03:27 pm CST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may be honest but his cabinet ministers and officers are looting crores from the people of the state, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has told NDTV.
Ahead Of Bihar Polls, Nitish Kumar Announces Rs 1,000 Monthly Allowance For Unemployed Graduates
Sep 18, 2025 01:29 pm CST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced a Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for each unemployed youth, in a move seen as a major outreach to young and first-time voters ahead of the Assembly elections.