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No Big Names, But These Constituencies Would Still Be Under Tough Scrutiny
- Thursday November 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Of the 121 assembly seats in Bihar that go to polls today, scrutiny from both ruling and opposition alliances will be extra sharp on a handful of seats. They are the ones that had the smallest margin of victory in the 2020 elections.
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Bihar Sees 60% Turnout Till 5 pm, Higher Than Phase 1 In 2020
- Thursday November 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The high-profile battle for Bihar has begun, with half the state's 243 seats voting today in the first of the two-phase election. Led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the ruling NDA is hoping for yet another term in the state.
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Bihar Poll Candidate Leaves To File Nomination, Then Drops Out At Father's Order
- Saturday October 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Upset over not getting a BJP ticket for Bihar's Bhagalpur, Arjit Shashwat Choubey, son of former Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was about to file nomination as an Independent candidate. But a phone call changed everything.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
- Thursday October 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Somu Anand, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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31 Hours To Nomination Deadline, Tejashwi Yadav's Ultimatum To Key Ally
- Thursday October 16, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
With just 31 hours to go for the nomination deadline for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the opposition bloc Mahagathbandhan is staring at a possible exit.
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Sharjeel Imam To Seek Interim Bail From Top Court To Contest Bihar Polls
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, withdrew his plea before a court seeking a 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
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Defender, Challenger, Disruptor: Bihar Poll Dates Out, Focus On 3 Leaders
- Monday October 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
As the political battleground of Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly polls, the spotlight is on three figures who face the acid test in this election
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"Bihar Has 19% Muslims, They Have No Leader": Asaduddin Owaisi Ahead Of Polls
- Monday October 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
"Bihar Has 19% Muslims, They Have No Leader": Asaduddin Owaisi Ahead Of Polls
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Amid Seat-Sharing Troubles In Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav's 'All-243' Appeal
- Saturday September 13, 2025
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Rohit Paul
Amid a push from Mahagathbandhan allies for a larger share of seats for the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has made an appeal to the people of the state and said they should vote on all 243 seats in his name.
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"Their Mistake": Tejashwi Yadav's Dig At Poll Body Over 2 EPIC Numbers
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday charged the election authorities in Patna with faulting him for their "own mistake" by sending him a notice on having two EPIC numbers.
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BJP Should Have Made Sushil Modi Chief Minister In 2020: Nitish Kumar
- Wednesday August 10, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the BJP should have let its senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi occupy the top post after the 2020 Assembly polls instead of insisting that he run for another term in office.
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"Not Only Assam": In Poll Season, Tejashwi Yadav Plans To Cast A Wide Net
- Saturday February 27, 2021
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...
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Some Called It "Foolhardy": Election Body Chief On Bihar Polls Amid Covid
- Wednesday November 18, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
When the Election Commission began preparing for the Bihar assembly election amid the coronavirus pandemic, some felt it was being "fool-hardy", but the safe and successful conduct of the massive democratic exercise has given us appreciation, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Wednesday.
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For BJP In Bihar, 2 Deputy Chief Minister Posts, Speaker: Sources
- Monday November 16, 2020
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth straight term but with the results this time downgrading him to second place in the ruling alliance, he is likely to have two deputies from ally BJP instead of one, say sources.
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"Please, Don't Call Me Arrogant": Nitish Kumar Tackles Criticism
- Friday November 13, 2020
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Nitish Kumar, set to be Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time but with a greatly diminished status in the ruling alliance after finishing at number 3, rejected the "arrogant" label in an interaction with the media after the state election results.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Big Names, But These Constituencies Would Still Be Under Tough Scrutiny
- Thursday November 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Of the 121 assembly seats in Bihar that go to polls today, scrutiny from both ruling and opposition alliances will be extra sharp on a handful of seats. They are the ones that had the smallest margin of victory in the 2020 elections.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Sees 60% Turnout Till 5 pm, Higher Than Phase 1 In 2020
- Thursday November 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The high-profile battle for Bihar has begun, with half the state's 243 seats voting today in the first of the two-phase election. Led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the ruling NDA is hoping for yet another term in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Poll Candidate Leaves To File Nomination, Then Drops Out At Father's Order
- Saturday October 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Upset over not getting a BJP ticket for Bihar's Bhagalpur, Arjit Shashwat Choubey, son of former Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was about to file nomination as an Independent candidate. But a phone call changed everything.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
- Thursday October 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Somu Anand, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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www.ndtv.com
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31 Hours To Nomination Deadline, Tejashwi Yadav's Ultimatum To Key Ally
- Thursday October 16, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
With just 31 hours to go for the nomination deadline for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the opposition bloc Mahagathbandhan is staring at a possible exit.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sharjeel Imam To Seek Interim Bail From Top Court To Contest Bihar Polls
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, withdrew his plea before a court seeking a 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
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www.ndtv.com
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Defender, Challenger, Disruptor: Bihar Poll Dates Out, Focus On 3 Leaders
- Monday October 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
As the political battleground of Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly polls, the spotlight is on three figures who face the acid test in this election
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bihar Has 19% Muslims, They Have No Leader": Asaduddin Owaisi Ahead Of Polls
- Monday October 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
"Bihar Has 19% Muslims, They Have No Leader": Asaduddin Owaisi Ahead Of Polls
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www.ndtv.com
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Amid Seat-Sharing Troubles In Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav's 'All-243' Appeal
- Saturday September 13, 2025
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Rohit Paul
Amid a push from Mahagathbandhan allies for a larger share of seats for the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has made an appeal to the people of the state and said they should vote on all 243 seats in his name.
-
www.ndtv.com
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"Their Mistake": Tejashwi Yadav's Dig At Poll Body Over 2 EPIC Numbers
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday charged the election authorities in Patna with faulting him for their "own mistake" by sending him a notice on having two EPIC numbers.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Should Have Made Sushil Modi Chief Minister In 2020: Nitish Kumar
- Wednesday August 10, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the BJP should have let its senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi occupy the top post after the 2020 Assembly polls instead of insisting that he run for another term in office.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Not Only Assam": In Poll Season, Tejashwi Yadav Plans To Cast A Wide Net
- Saturday February 27, 2021
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...
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www.ndtv.com
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Some Called It "Foolhardy": Election Body Chief On Bihar Polls Amid Covid
- Wednesday November 18, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
When the Election Commission began preparing for the Bihar assembly election amid the coronavirus pandemic, some felt it was being "fool-hardy", but the safe and successful conduct of the massive democratic exercise has given us appreciation, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Wednesday.
-
www.ndtv.com
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For BJP In Bihar, 2 Deputy Chief Minister Posts, Speaker: Sources
- Monday November 16, 2020
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth straight term but with the results this time downgrading him to second place in the ruling alliance, he is likely to have two deputies from ally BJP instead of one, say sources.
-
www.ndtv.com
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"Please, Don't Call Me Arrogant": Nitish Kumar Tackles Criticism
- Friday November 13, 2020
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Nitish Kumar, set to be Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time but with a greatly diminished status in the ruling alliance after finishing at number 3, rejected the "arrogant" label in an interaction with the media after the state election results.
-
www.ndtv.com