Janata Dal (United) candidate Jayant Raj could not file his nomination for the Amarpur seat as he arrived a minute after the deadline for the day closed. Amarpur falls under Banka district, which will vote in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on November 11.
Amid ongoing stalemate within Bihar's Mahagathbandhan over seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections, Congress leaders Akhilesh Prasad Singh and Tariq Anwar indicated that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is expected to be the opposition alliance's chief ministerial face.
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani has announced that he will not contest the assembly elections but has pledged to campaign to ensure the Grand Alliance comes to power in Bihar.
Mukesh Sahani, whose VIP is negotiating seat sharing with the Mahagathbandhan, said he has chosen not to enter the electoral fray himself this time. He attended his brother Santosh Sahani's nomination in Darbhanga and told reporters he would work for the alliance's prospects.
BJP leader Ajay Jha protested denial of ticket in the Bihar Assembly elections from Narpatganj seat by wearing a shroud, while his wife Sanju Jha announced she would contest as an independent candidate.
Bihar elections: A day-long drama played out on Thursday amid reports that Mukesh Sahani would exit the Grand Alliance. However, it was prevented after intervention from the Congress.
Bihar Election 2025 Live: As the deadlock among the Bihar Mahagathbandhan partners over seat-sharing continues, Congress MP Akhilesh Singh on Friday spilt the beans on Friday, saying RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is the chief ministerial face of the grand alliance. Though, an official announcement to this effect has not been made yet. Also, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani has chosen not to contest the upcoming polls, while it was speculated that he might contest the election in partnership with the Mahagathbandhan. Meanwhile, Congress released its first list of 48 candidates for Bihar elections on Thursday night. Amit Shah and BJP Chief Ministers to hit the campaign trail soon. Stay tuned for latest updates.
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani wrote to Rahul Gandhi, seeking his intervention to ensure his party remains within the Mahagathbandhan, while pledging ideological loyalty over seat numbers.
On the final day of nomination filing for Phase 1 Bihar Assembly polls, Amit Shah and several BJP chief ministers will visit the state to back candidates and rally workers in key constituencies.
Amit Shah said that debates are natural in alliance politics, as it is only natural for every party to want the best for itself. However, he maintained that all allies understand that reality on the ground is based on winnability, past performance, and other factors when it comes to ticket allocation.
Bhojpuri superstar Khesari Lal Yadav joined the party along with wife Chanda, a homemaker, amidst speculations that she might get a party ticket.
The Election Commission told the top court not a single appeal has been filed by any voter against name deletion since the publication of the final electoral roll.
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party will be contesting all 243 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and has kept a target of 150 seats.
The release of the first candidate list by Congress signals that the impasse over seat-sharing within the Mahagathbandhan may finally have been broken.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will put up its "best-ever" performance in the Bihar assembly elections this time.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the NDA is fighting the Bihar assembly elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
Amit Shah also revealed that after the last assembly elections in 2020, Nitish Kumar had approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasising that Bihar should have a Chief Minister from the BJP, as it had secured more seats than his party.
As Bihar gears up for Assembly elections, the political battle has spilled over to social media. An India Today OSINT analysis reveals BJP's Maithili Thakur as the undisputed online leader with 2.56 crore followers across platforms, followed by Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh and CM Nitish Kumar.
The 243-member Bihar Legislative Assembly will go to polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results to be announced on November 14.
The NDA seals its pact. The RJD moves first. But the Grand Alliance is still negotiating the math.
Tej Pratap, who recently floated political outfit Janshakti Janta Dal, filed his nomination from Mahua seat.
Yogi Adityanath slammed the RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar for opposing the Election Commission's burqa identification directive, accusing them of promoting fake voting and recalling Bihar's "jungle raj" era.
This special report details the seat-sharing deadlock within Bihar's Mahagathbandhan alliance, prompting urgent intervention from top Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi who have reached out to RJD patron Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav to resolve the seat-sharing deadlock in Bihar's Grand Alliance, with nominations for the first phase of polls already underway.
The JDU's final list comes a day after it announced the names of 57 candidates, including nominees for four seats sought by Chirag Paswan, signaling the party's firm intent to contest those constituencies and further intensifying the seat-sharing crisis.
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has formed a third-front alliance with Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party and Swami Prasad Maurya's Apni Janata Party to contest the Bihar Assembly elections.
What began as shouting and sloganeering quickly spiralled into pushing, shoving, and even fistfights as supporters of the Congress and Pappu Yadav clashed at Patna airport.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha released his party's candidate list for the Bihar Assembly elections, announcing his wife Snehlata Kushwaha's candidature from Sasaram.
The BJP has now announced its Assembly poll bets for all 101 seats it was allotted as per the NDA seat-sharing formula for Bihar elections.
With this, the Aam Aadmi Party has now declared a total of 59 candidates, following its earlier release of 11 names for Bihar Assembly elections.
The BJP has announced its second list of 12 candidates, fielding folk singer Maithili Thakur from Alinagar, and Chirag Paswan's LJP (RV) released a list of 14 names.
Other key names in the list include Ranjan Kumar from Muzaffarpur — replacing sitting MLA Suresh Sharma — Ram Chandra Prasad from Hayaghat, Subhash Singh from Gopalganj, and Chhoti Kumari from Baniapur. The party has also announced candidates for Chapra, Sonepur, Rosera (SC), Barh, Shahpur, and Agiaon (SC).
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from Raghopur assembly seat, a family stronghold, with his parents and former Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi by his side for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.
Nitish Kumar's JDU has released first candidate list, with 57 names, for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Despite not contesting the Bihar Assembly elections, the 48-year-old former poll strategist has, however, set a 150-seat target for Jan Suraaj Party, warning that anything less would be "considered a defeat."
Seat-sharing negotiations within the Mahagathbandhan have reached a deadlock, with Congress insisting on contesting 65 seats and RJD refusing to offer more than 58. The impasse has led to rising tensions and uncertainty among alliance partners.
Bihar is heading to a high-stakes Assembly poll. Its 2.3-crore Muslim voters, who have traditionally sided with the RJD and Congress Mahagathbandhan, could shape the outcome of around 80 seats. Will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj test the community's traditional loyalty to the Mahagathbandhan?
The NDA alliance in Bihar faces internal strains as seat-sharing disputes emerge ahead of assembly elections. Key leaders like JD(U) and RLM oppose allocations favouring Chirag Paswan's party, risking alliance unity.
The CPI (ML) has withdrawn the list of 18 candidates it had initially announced for the upcoming Bihar polls. The first list had included constituencies like Tarari, Ara, Dumraon, and Karakat, among others.
Folk singer Maithili Thakur has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.
Singer Maithili Thakur formally joined the BJP on Tuesday. She is likely to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls from Alinagar seat.
While the list features both the Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, the party has dropped Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav from the Patna Sahib seat, which he has represented since 2010.
Security was reinforced outside Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence in Patna on Tuesday after multiple JD(U) leaders and workers staged a protest over being denied tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections. Police and security personnel cordoned off the area with ropes to control the crowd, but several party members continued to gather and held sit-ins outside the Chief Minister's residence.
Less than a month remains for Bihar elections, but despite several rounds of meetings and to and fro Delhi-Patna flights, both the NDA and the Grand Alliance are yet to sort out the seat-sharing mess.
Security was stepped up outside Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Patna residence as angry JD(U) leaders and workers, denied tickets for the Assembly polls, staged sit-ins.
Tensions have escalated within Bihar's NDA alliance over the allocation of key assembly seats, with Nitish Kumar standing firm against Chirag Paswan's claims. The standoff may impact seat-sharing dynamics and party relations.
