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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicBihar Assembly Polls

Topic: Bihar Assembly Polls

Chirag Paswan takes out full-page ads, NDA leaders see it as an attack on Nitish Kumar

The ruling JD(U) is also worried as the advertisement comes days after the NDA inducted Jitan Ram Manjhi, whom the LJP sees as a counter to Paswan.

Digital raths, travelling musical group – How BJP plans to campaign in poll-bound Bihar

The BJP has decided to rope in around 150 odd ‘digital raths’, which will have a large LED screen mounted atop vehicles, and station them at strategic places.

BJP, JDU & LJP will fight upcoming Bihar elections together & win, says JP Nadda

The Bihar Assembly elections are due in October-November. However, the EC not taken a final call on poll dates due to Covid-19 & has sought suggestions from political parties.

‘It’s a joke, discourages voting’ — Bihar MLAs upset by EC’s poll guidelines amid Covid

Both ruling and opposition MLAs in Bihar express reservations over EC guidelines, say enforcing the norms will be difficult during campaigning. 

BJP ropes in former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das to woo extremely backward classes in Bihar

Raghubar Das has already participated in 45 virtual assembly meetings and is likely to hold a few more. BJP has also given Maharashtra ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis a role in Bihar.

‘Sita equal to Ram’ — JD(U), RJD want Modi govt to now develop Janaki Janmabhoomi Sitamarhi

Both ruling JD(U) and opposition RJD say Sitamarhi, believed to be birthplace of Sita, should be developed as Janaki Janmabhoomi along the lines of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

No Question Hour, Zero Hour as Bihar holds 1-day assembly session, the last before polls

Around 12 bills and the supplementary budget was passed by the Bihar assembly without a single question being asked.

All eyes on EC as opposition chorus to defer Bihar polls gets louder but BJP, JD(U) look set

BJP says RJD doesn’t want election now as it fears of losing, while opposition is asking why ruling alliance wants the exercise when people are dying due to Covid.

EC won’t extend postal ballot facility to people over the age of 65 in Bihar

Opposition parties had raised concerns, even calling the proposal ‘unconstitutional’. But EC has cited logistical constraints for not extending the facility.

Ram Vilas Paswan, ‘weather scientist of Indian politics’, fights a do-or-die battle in Bihar

Ram Vilas Paswan has been part of every coalition government at the Centre since 1989, but his political stocks in Bihar have only been dwindling.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.