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Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj and Mukesh Sahani’s VIP failed to secure early leads in the Bihar elections, aligning with exit poll predictions. While NDA surged ahead in over 200 seats, both parties struggled despite being projected as potential influencer

PM Narendra Modi’s emphasis on welfare schemes, cultural identity, and warnings against the return of “jungle raj” under the RJD played a key role in the NDA’s landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, supported by extensive rallies and grassroots mobilisation

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accused the Election Commission of withholding gender-wise voter data from Bihar’s first phase of polling, alleging bias under Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah’s influence. He also questioned security deployment from BJP-ruled states and expressed confidence in victory

A day before the final phase of Bihar polls, the Congress asserted that a Mahagathbandhan victory is certain. Party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Ramesh promised immediate implementation of the alliance’s guarantees, including job creation, pensions, subsidies, and expanded reservation benefits

The Centre has upgraded Tej Pratap Yadav’s security to the Y+ category after he cited a life threat. The move comes amid the Bihar Assembly elections and growing speculation over his proximity to BJP MP Ravi Kishan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the record voter turnout in Bihar’s first phase of assembly polls reflected people’s faith in the track record of the NDA under him and Nitish Kumar, asserting that the alliance is set for its biggest victory

Bihar recorded its highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the first phase of the Assembly elections, with returning migrant workers and women voters seen as key contributors. Many migrants reportedly returned for Chhath Puja, coinciding with the polling dates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at the Mahagathbandhan, alleging that the RJD coerced Congress into naming Tejashwi Yadav as the alliance’s Chief Ministerial candidate. He accused the opposition bloc of deceit and internal strife ahead of the Bihar election

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has promised to double allowances, provide pensions, and offer Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to Panchayati Raj representatives if the INDIA bloc wins the Bihar polls. He also pledged benefits for PDS distributors and rural artisans

The INDIA bloc has declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate for the Bihar assembly elections. VIP chief Mukesh Sahni, representing the extremely backward class, will be one of two deputy CMs if the coalition forms government

The Congress released another list of six candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, taking its total to 60. The announcement came amid continuing uncertainty over seat-sharing with ally RJD, as tensions rise within the INDIA bloc ahead of nominations

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections in November, Nitish Kumar stepped back from BJP-led seat-sharing talks as NDA allies, including Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, navigated tensions. Past rivalries and Paswan’s political comeback add complexity to the alliance arithmetic

The Centre will run 12,739 special trains during the Diwali-Chhath festive season, up from 7,500 last year, Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary announced. Notifications for 8,591 trains have already been issued to ease festive travel for millions

BJP workers stormed the Bihar Congress headquarters in Patna over abusive remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra. The clash triggered sharp political exchanges, arrests in Darbhanga, and calls from the Congress for police action against BJP workers

Priyanka Gandhi will join Rahul Gandhi in Bihar’s Voter Adhikar Yatra today in Supaul, alongside Tejashwi Yadav and Mukesh Sahni, as the INDIA bloc pushes electoral rights ahead of 2025 state polls.

Rahul Gandhi joins Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', opposing electoral roll revisions ahead of assembly polls.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav called the special intensive revision of electoral rolls a “dacoity of votes” and vowed to resist it

The fortnight-long march will cover 25 districts, include opposition leaders like Tejashwi Yadav, and conclude with a rally in Patna on September 1

He urged participation in Rahul Gandhi’s upcoming ‘Matdata Adhikar Yatra’ to protest alleged electoral roll irregularities and voter disenfranchisement

Bihar LoP Tejashwi Yadav accused CM Nitish Kumar of copying his welfare proposals, calling the state government a “scamster copycat.” He alleged Nitish’s recent announcements are repackaged ideas he had presented earlier, with elections looming in the State