The Indian National Congress on Saturday released its second list of candidates for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, naming five new nominees. This comes after the party had earlier announced 48 candidates in its first list. Names of Candidates The five candidates named in the new

Political strategist Prashant Kishor has announced he will not contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. He said he prefers to remain behind the scenes and focus on shaping campaign strategies. Ambitious Seat Goal Despite not running, Kishor affirmed that his party, Jan Suraaj, aims to contest all 243 seats in Bihar, with a target of […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 71 candidates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Among the names is Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, who will contest from Tarapur. Other Key Picks Another Deputy CM, Vijay Kumar Sinha, has been named candidate from Lakhisarai. Seasoned BJP leaders such as Ram Kripal […]

Jan Suraaj Party, led by strategist Prashant Kishor, has released its second list of 65 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. With this announcement, the party has declared candidates for a total of 116 seats so far. Representation Emphasized The party said the list balances representation across various social groups. It includes 19 candidates […]

BSP chief Mayawati has announced that her party will contest almost all 243 assembly seats in Bihar, choosing to fight largely on its own ahead of the upcoming polls. Solo Strategy for BSP Mayawati made it clear that the BSP will not rely on pre-poll alliances. She expressed confidence that voters would support BSP candidates, […]

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar has “purified” the voter list for the first time in 22 years. Alongside this, ECI unveiled 17 new poll reforms initially for Bihar, with plans to scale them nationally. What the Revision Achieved The SIR process […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana via video link on September 26, 2025. Under the scheme, 75 lakh women in Bihar have been given ₹10,000 each as seed money to begin livelihood activities. The total initial disbursement is ₹7,500 crore. Modi’s Message In his address, Modi said that Bihar’s women now […]

The Supreme Court of India has warned that it may cancel the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar if any illegality is found in the methodology used by the Election Commission of India (ECI). A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made this clear while hearing petitions challenging the […]

The Election Commission (EC) has received more than 200,000 objections from residents in Bihar seeking the removal of their names from the draft voter list. These applications, submitted by 3 p.m. on the closing day, largely stem from duplicate registrations—people registered across multiple polling stations, constituencies, or states. Electoral Integrity Drive These

Bihar Police have sounded a high alert after intelligence agencies reported that three operatives of the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed entered the state through the Nepal border. Authorities circulated sketches of the suspects and instructed all districts to tighten security measures. Identities of the Suspects Revealed The three identified men are Hasnain