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Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor admitted that not contesting Bihar assembly polls was a “mistake” after the party secured less than 4% votes. He criticised pre-election government handouts and reaffirmed his commitment to winning future elections in the state

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the NDA is attempting to form the government in Bihar through “vote chori”, claiming 65 lakh people’s names — including many women — were deleted from the electoral rolls via the SIR exercise. She challenged voters to oust the ruling bloc and pledged jobs, land and medical cover under an INDIA-bloc government

The Election Commission has launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 states and UTs, covering 51 crore voters, to remove duplicate and outdated entries and ensure cleaner voter lists ahead of upcoming elections.

The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide details of 3.66 lakh voters excluded from Bihar’s final electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision. The EC said most additions are new voters, with no complaints from excluded individuals

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu dismissed allegations of manipulation in the investigation into the Air India plane crash that killed 260 people, saying the probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is transparent and conducted as per rules

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has launched a scathing attack on Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his controversial remarks about the DNA of Bihar’s people. Kishor, visibly upset, vowed to defeat Reddy in the next Telangana elections.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s first campaign in Bihar drew sharp backlash over his past remarks belittling Biharis. Political leaders, including Prashant Kishor, questioned his presence, while citizens criticised Rahul Gandhi for inviting him to campaign

Rahul Gandhi will launch the 1,300 km-long ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Sasaram on Sunday, covering 20+ districts in Bihar with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav. Congress alleges BJP’s attempt at “vote chori” and vows to safeguard democratic rights ahead of assembly polls

Akhilesh Yadav announced full support to RJD in Bihar polls, vowing to expose BJP’s scams in Uttar Pradesh. He said BJP won’t let Nitish Kumar remain CM and criticized their religious hypocrisy and diversion from real issues ahead of 2027

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor reiterated that there is no question of aligning with any political parties, but people who want change can join the party

During campaigning in the run-up to the Assembly polls in October-November, Nitish had taken a dig at his friend turned bete noire Lalu Prasad.

The party's victory in five seats has become inconsequential in terms of lending support in case of hung- assembly as NDA emerged as the clear winner.

In the opposition camp, the Left front has outscored its partners with a much better strike rate

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

Most of the exit polls predicted RJD to again emerge as the single largest party in the 243-member assembly along with a clear dip in the seat tally of JD(U)

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 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.

The maximum 26.76 per cent turnout has been recorded in Lakhisarai, followed by Nawada (23.42%) and Banka (22.58 per cent).