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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Folk singer Maithili Thakur has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.
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.
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.
Seat-sharing talks between the Congress and RJD in Bihar have stalled after inconclusive meetings in New Delhi and Patna. Congress's firm bargaining stance and the RJD's withdrawal of candidate symbols have deepened uncertainty within the Mahagathbandhan.
Soon after the joint seat-sharing announcement was called off, senior BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan and Nityanand Rai, along with Bihar Transport Minister Nitin Nabin, flocked with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha's residence and left around 9:30 pm.
Seat-sharing negotiations between the RJD and the Congress have been settled for almost all seats, except a few where both parties have staked claim, as per sources.
