Bihar Assembly elections 2025: JD(U) has announced its first list of 57 candidates for Bihar Assembly elections, including four seats sought by Chirag Paswan's LJP faction

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Expressing dissatisfaction over the seat-sharing arrangement within the ruling NDA in Bihar ahead of the assembly polls, Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday said, "This time, nothing is well in NDA."
Kuswaha, who left for Delhi on Wednesday to meet senior BJP leaders, told reporters at the airport that "Everything will be fine. With this hope and belief, we are going to Delhi."
According to party insiders, Kushwaha is not happy with the six seats allotted to his party. He is also not happy with the allocation of the Mahua seat to another NDA constituent, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), headed by Union Minister Chirag Paswan.
Efforts to convince Kushwaha by senior BJP leaders in Patna failed to make any headway.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai and other state BJP leaders met Kushwaha here on Tuesday evening.
The meeting continued till late at night, after which Kushwaha told reporters, "This time, nothing is well in NDA..
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NDA leaders had on Tuesday claimed that seat allocation among alliance partners had been settled amicably and that discussions were in the final stages

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Poll body said that expenditure Observers have already been deployed to monitor the election expenses incurred by the Candidates

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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday asserted that if voted to power in Bihar, his party will crack down on "100 most corrupt politicians and bureaucrats", and have their ill-gotten wealth confiscated within the first month.
In an exclusive interview with PTI, Kishor also alleged that corruption was rampant under the NDA government, even though the BJP-led coalition did not have as bad a reputation as the RJD headed by Lalu Prasad.
"We have promised to rid Bihar of land mafia, sand mining mafia, and all other types of mafia. To this end, we have made six promises, including the scrapping of the bogus (farzi) prohibition policy", said Kishor.
Within a month of forming the government, a law will be made to identify 100 most corrupt politicians and bureaucrats of the state, who, "I am sure, must be conducting pujas to ensure that we do not come to power".
"These corrupt politicians and bureaucrats will be prosecuted and their ill-gotten wealth will be confiscated and 

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Kishor, who claimed to have "no ambitions" to become the next chief minister of his home state, nonetheless, insisted that "60 per cent" of its people were yearning for a change

On the prospects of his party, Prashant Kishor stated that he was certain that the contest would either be a huge win or a total debacle for the Jan Suraaj party

CEC Gyanesh Kumar says over 100,000 officers deployed for Bihar's voter list revision, last done in 2003; voters can submit documents till July 25 and during Claims & Objections phase

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While the EC insists that the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list is aimed at ensuring electoral integrity, critics argue that it risks disenfranchisement among Bihar's marginalised groups

While EC calls Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision vital for electoral integrity, opposition parties and civil society say it risks mass disenfranchisement among the state’s poor and marginalised.

A special revision of Bihar's electoral rolls has triggered a political storm, with concerns over voter deletion, citizenship proof, and impact on the poor and marginalised

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Congress and its allies accuse the Election Commission of attempting to disenfranchise voters in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections, demanding that it not act on the ruling party's behest

Opposition slams EC over special intensive revision of electoral rolls

In Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) wrested Nilambur from the ruling Left Democratic Front

Police investigate a bomb explosion site in Kaliganj, WestBengal. The incident occurred after the result for the seat was declared, with TMC emerging victorious in the bypoll | Photo: PTI

Voting held on June 19 for bypolls to five Assembly seats - Kadi, Visavadar (Gujarat), Nilambur (Kerala), Ludhiana West (Punjab), and Kaliganj (West Bengal); counting is underway

Ahead of polls, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar nearly triples social pension to ₹1,100, benefiting over 10.9 million people

The constituencies where voting is currently underway are Ludhiana West in Punjab, Kaliganj in West Bengal, Nilambur in Kerala, and Kadi and Visavadar in Gujarat

Bypolls underway in five Assembly seats across four states amid tight security

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ECI announces bypoll schedule in Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab, and West Bengal; mobile deposit rules and 100-meter canvassing restrictions to ensure smooth polling

Political leaders feel alliances in Tamil Nadu are binding in Puducherry as well, and that is both a blessing and a bane

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A new controversy has gripped Bihar over the Election Commission’s recently announced Special Intensive Revision.

Ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, the Election Commission’s special revision of electoral rolls has led to over 35 lakh names being struck off.

The BJP is just one step away from achieving a rare milestone - 100 seats in the Rajya Sabha.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Arvind Kejriwal, has officially declared it will contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections alone. Watch the video to know why.

Assembly polls in Delhi will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.

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