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Counting of votes for all 243 Bihar Assembly constituencies has begun amid tight, multi-layered security. Postal ballots and EVM votes are being counted across 46 centres, with over 18,000 candidate agents, CAPF companies, and state police overseeing the process.

Bihar recorded a historic 64.66% voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections, marking a high-stakes contest between the ruling NDA and RJD-Congress combine. Key leaders, welfare promises, caste dynamics, and emerging parties like Jan Suraaj are shaping the outcome

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM released its first list of 25 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, fielding two Hindu nominees among them. The party, contesting in alliance with Azad Samaj Party and Janata Party, aims to broaden its outreach.

The BRS urged the Election Commission to reinstate paper ballots for future elections, citing mistrust in EVMs. Party leader KT Rama Rao also demanded reforms in election symbols, accountability for poll promises, and transparency in voter roll revisions.

Party sources said preparations are going on and suitable candidates will be identified to contest the election on party ticket

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday condemned the State government for not helping the residents of Osman Nagar in Maheshwaram Assembly constituency which remained inundated even a month after the heavy rains and floods. Uttam Kumar Reddy, accompanied by senior Congress leaders, visited Osman Nagar and surrounding areas […]

CPI(ML) has won five of 19 seats they fought on and is leading in 7 seats; CPI(M) which competed on 4 seats has won 1 and is leading in 1 seat; and the CPI which contested in 6 seats has won 1 seat and is leading in 2 others

The Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates with criminal history to contest elections.

He claimed that the people's love and bonding with the BJP had not been liked by political rivals and they had lost sleep.

The polls were held in 71 constituencies spread across 16 districts amid tight security and strict COVID-19 regulations in place

The maximum 55.95 per cent turnout has been recorded in Kaimur, followed by 55.44 per cent in Lakhisarai, Buxar (53.84 per cent), Bhagalpur (52.16 per cent) and Patna (51.02 per cent) among others.

Kumar, the JD(U) president, spoke about the Patna metro project, smart cities plan and the Ujjwala scheme among other measures to laud Modi.

The Congress knows how to run a country, how to stand with farmers and give employment, but "we don't know how to lie", he said.

Of the 2.14 crore voters who will exercise their franchise, 1.01 crore are women and 599 belong to the third gender, according to data provided by the Election Commission.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader on Friday shared the stage at a public rally with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Hisua in Nawada district, the latter's first rally for the Grand Alliance in the poll-bound state.

Earlier in the day, Modi also addressed his first poll rally in Bihar and referred to the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese troops.

'BIMARU' is an acronym for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. It was used to refer to the 'poor economic conditions' of these states.

The BJP and the JDU had agreed to contest on 121-122 seats respectively in the 243-member assembly.

The BJP and the JDU had agreed to contest on 121-122 seats respectively in the 243-member assembly.