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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicBihar polls

Topic: Bihar polls

Bihar polls: Jan Suraaj declares second list of candidates for 65 seats

Addressing a press conference, founder Prashant Kishor said that with this, the party has named candidates for 116 of the state’s 243 seats for the elections in November.

NDA’s 101 in Bihar: No ‘big brother’ as BJP, JD(U) to contest equal number of seats

The two NDA partners will contest 101 seats each in the state, while Chirag Paswan’s LJP will contest 29. HAM and RLM to contest six each.

ThePrint photos of the week: Cough syrup horror, Bihar polls schedule & BJP’s protests against TMC

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Lalu vs the ‘Seshan Code of Conduct’: EC was key player, not umpire, in Bihar polls 30 years ago too

If Rahul Gandhi's charges against ECI seem too strident today, they still pale in front of Lalu Prasad's fulminations against TN Seshan, for whom Bihar was the ultimate challenge.

In Bihar’s Gopalganj, SIR leaves both NDA and INDIA voters ‘dead’. But it’s ‘not an election issue’

Even as the exercise has triggered a political storm, dominant sentiment is that deletions affected voters across political leanings. 'Vote chori' campaign has 'no resonance on ground'.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

Rahul eyes Congress gains in Bihar with 12-day ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’

Rahul Gandhi, leading the yatra, will be joined by leaders from Mahagatbandhan & INDIA alliance in a hybrid rally across 23 districts in Bihar.

Rahul alleges ‘theft’ of 1 lakh votes in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura seat— ‘elections are choreographed’

Rahul's response comes after EC Saturday claimed he is yet to respond to its June letter regarding his allegations of 'election rigging' in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

INDIA bloc to protest Bihar’s electoral roll revision in Parliament

Leaders of INDIA bloc will meet in the office of Rajya Sabha's LoP & then stage a protest at 10:30 am in front of Makar Dwar under the slogan 'our vote, our right, our fight'.

Congress to reveal ‘serious malpractices’ by ECI on 5 August, says KC Venugopal

The Congress MP added that the Election Commission was 'systematically targeting the democratic values' & the INDIA alliance leaders would meet on 7 August.

On Camera

US intervention in Venezuela is about MAGA anxiety, not just drugs or oil

MAGA’s opposition to H1-B visas for Indians has become rather well known, but compared to Hispanic immigration, the India question pales into relative insignificance.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.