Nitish Kumar
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NDA feud intensifies in Bihar as JDU fields candidates on 5 seats allocated to Chirag Paswan's party
Bihar | Oct 15, 2025, 01:41 PM ISTThere were five key seats that both the JDU and the Chirag Paswan-led LJP (RV) were keen to contest: Sonbarsa, Rajgir, Gaighat, Ekma, and Morwa. Earlier, the JDU expressed strong displeasure over the allocation of several of its stronghold seats to the alliance partners.
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JDU releases first list of candidates for Bihar polls, fields Anant Singh and Shyam Rajak
Bihar | Oct 15, 2025, 04:55 PM ISTAmong the key candidates announced for the upcoming elections are Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa, Vidyasagar Nishad from Morwa, Dhumal Singh from Ekma, and Kaushal Kishore from Rajgir.
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When did Nitish last win an election from any Assembly constituency of Bihar?
Bihar | Oct 14, 2025, 02:30 PM ISTVeteran politician Nitish Kumar remains a central figure in Bihar politics. He holds the record for serving as the state's Chief Minister eight times. His first term began in 2000, and his most recent stint ended in January 2024, after rejoining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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JDU MP Ajay Mandal writes to Nitish Kumar, seeks permission to resign amid seat-sharing turmoil
Bihar | Oct 14, 2025, 01:58 PM ISTMandal stated that despite serving the organisation and the public for the past 20–25 years, his opinion is being completely overlooked in matters related to ticket distribution in his constituency for the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar.
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Bihar Election: Tensions erupt in NDA as JDU cries foul over key strongholds handed to allies
Bihar | Oct 14, 2025, 11:08 AM ISTThe Sonbarsa seat in Saharsa, currently held by JDU leader and Minister Ratnesh Sada, has allegedly been allocated to Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) under seat-sharing arrangement. JDU had already fielded Sada from Sonbarsa.
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Bihar Elections 2025 updates: Mahagathbandhan likely to announce seat-sharing arrangement on Oct 15
Bihar | Oct 14, 2025, 11:21 PM ISTBihar elections 2025: Members of the opposition Mahagathbandhan were discussing every assembly constituency in Bihar carefully, and the seat-sharing arrangement might be announced by Wednesday morning, a Congress leader said.
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Bihar Elections:Tejashwi Yadav to file nomination from Raghopur, urges supporters to join him
Bihar | Oct 13, 2025, 11:44 PM ISTBihar Assembly Elections 2025: It is expected that the Mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance may announce the seat-sharing pact on Tuesday following days of deliberations.
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Bihar elections: As NDA holds marathon meeting on seat-sharing: A look at likely candidates
Bihar | Oct 11, 2025, 02:58 PM ISTThe NDA meeting is being held at BJP national president JP Nadda's residence, and an official announcement on the seat-sharing pact is expected soon. So far, neither of the two main alliances has revealed the names of their candidates.
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Bihar elections: Tejashwi Yadav delivers major blow to Nitish and Chirag as key leaders join RJD
Bihar | Oct 10, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTTejashwi Yadav strengthened RJD ahead of the 2025 Bihar elections by inducting key leaders, delivering a major setback to Nitish Kumar and Chirag Paswan.
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OPINION | Nitish, Tejashwi and PK: Game on in Bihar
India | Oct 10, 2025, 05:44 PM ISTBJP leaders claim, LJP-R leader Chirag Paswan has been persuaded to accept between 24 to 26 seats. Paswan had been demanding 43 seats. According to reports, NDA’s seat-sharing formula has been almost finalized and it may be announced next week.
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Bihar Elections 2025: 'Everything is positive', says Nityanand Rai after meeting Chirag Paswan
Bihar | Oct 09, 2025, 11:39 PM ISTBihar Elections 2025: MoS Home and BJP leader Nityanand Rai, after meeting Union Minister and LJP(RV) President Chirag Paswan, said, "Everything is positive."
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Bihar polls 2025: Nitish to chair key JD-U meet today as suspense over seat-sharing in NDA continues
Bihar | Oct 09, 2025, 06:53 AM ISTBihar assembly elections 2025: Reportedly, both the BJP and the JD-U are keen on contesting on 103 seats each. However, the demands of LJP (Ram Vilas) and HAM (Secular) have made it difficult for the NDA to finalise the seat-sharing pact.
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Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Bihar's poll results are out as soon as the election is announced
Kurukshetra | Oct 06, 2025, 11:28 PM ISTThe dates for the Bihar Assembly elections have been announced. The Election Commission announced on Monday that the assembly elections for 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held in two phases.
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Bihar Election 2025: When will your constituency vote? Check complete phase-wise schedule here
Bihar | Oct 06, 2025, 06:50 PM ISTBihar Assembly Elections 2025: In the first phase, polling would be held on 121 assembly constituencies of Bihar. On the other hand, 122 constituencies will go to polls in the second phase on November 11, the Election Commission of India announced.
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Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Polling to be held in 2 phases from Nov 6, counting on Nov 14
Bihar | Oct 06, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTBihar Assembly Elections 2025: The Election Commission of India has announced the polling schedule for the high-stakes assembly polls in Bihar. The elections would be held in two phases - November 6 and November 11.
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Bihar Assembly Polls 2020: When NDA clinched power with just 11,150 more votes than Mahagathbandhan
Bihar | Oct 06, 2025, 05:51 PM ISTIn the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, the NDA won 125 seats by amassing 37.26 percent of the votes. The Mahagathbandhan, on the other hand, secured 110 seats by accumulating 37.23 percent of the votes. Even though the difference in seats was 15, the difference in votes was only 11,150.
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Nitish Kumar inaugurates first phase of Patna Metro: Check route, stations, fare and more
Bihar | Oct 06, 2025, 01:46 PM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the first phase of the Patna Metro today (October 6). The first phase of Patna Metro will cover a 3.6 km route.
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PM Modi praises Nitish Kumar's leadership, blames RJD-Congress era for Bihar’s migration crisis
India | Oct 04, 2025, 01:53 PM ISTPM launched several youth-centric initiatives aimed at boosting employability and self-reliance. Among them was the PM-SETU scheme, a Rs 60,000-crore project that will upgrade 1,000 government ITIs across India using a hub-and-spoke model, comprising 200 hub ITIs and 800 spoke institutions.
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Patna: Road caves-in near Mithapur vegetable market after heavy rain, vehicles trapped | Watch video
Bihar | Oct 04, 2025, 01:28 PM ISTBihar Road Construction Minister Nitin Nabin arrived at the site soon after the incident to take stock of the situation. He directed officials to conduct an urgent assessment of the collapse and begin corrective measures.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, October 3, 2025
India | Oct 03, 2025, 09:00 PM ISTChief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, stating that if it wants to remain on the global map, it must stop sponsoring terrorism into India.