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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicBihar polls 2025

Topic: Bihar polls 2025

Left follows in Mahagathbandhan’s trail, sinks to three seats in Bihar

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly election, CPI(ML)-L won 12 of the 19 seats it contested, and CPI and CPI(M) each won two seats.

Phir se Nitish as BJP-JD(U) storm Bihar; Tejashwi’s gamble falls flat

The NDA had a significant lead over the Mahagathbandhan early afternoon Friday, according to the Bihar election results trend.

Bihar polls: Not a VIP show, Mukesh Sahani fails to transfer EBC votes for Mahagathbandhan

VIP founder Mukesh Sahani comes from EBC community of the Mallahs, who constitute 2.66% of Bihar population. Mahagatbandhan brought him in in the hope of denting NDA's EBC votebank.

A silver lining: RJD’s bet on son of don Shahabuddin pays off

Osama Shahab's win marks the first polling success for the Shahabuddin family since 2004.

‘Electoral conspiracy’: Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP, SIR for Mahagathbandan’s poor show in Bihar polls

He termed the SIR as an 'electoral conspiracy', asserting that after Bihar, it won't be possible in other states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh or any other state.

Tarapur: Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary wins prestige battle with massive margin of 45,000+ votes

BJP candidate had come under attack from JSP leader Prashant Kishor, who brought serious allegations against him.

LJP’s stellar performance in Bihar polls, Chirag Paswan leads in 20 of 29 seats

As counting progresses, projections indicate a strong lead for the NDA, signalling what could be one of CM Nitish Kumar's most decisive electoral victories.

Sidelined by family, now by voters too—Tej Pratap ends at 3rd position, behind RJD & LJP(RV)

Tej Pratap had expressed confidence of winning the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stronghold. He won the seat in 2015 by a margin of 28,000-plus votes.

Maithili Thakur’s political career starts on a sweet note as she wins Alinagar for BJP by 11k votes

In fielding Thakur, BJP chose to focus not only on generational shift, but also sought to highlight that young leader from non-political family was given chance to contest polls.

Prashant Kishor’s big promises meet Bihar’s reality—loud buzz, votes not loading

Despite statewide rallies, anti-corruption attacks and a caste-neutral pitch, Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party failed to convert its 2-year buzz into votes.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

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.