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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 24, 2025, 00:06:56 IST
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Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Highlights: PM Modi to BJP workers - 'Make sure elderly remind youth of Jungle Raj atrocities'
Bihar is preparing for its 243-member Assembly elections, with polling set to take place in two phases on November 6 and 11, and the results to be declared on November 14. The state is witnessing a high-stakes battle between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition-led INDIA bloc. The NDA, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), has already finalised its seat-sharing formula. The BJP and JDU will each contest 101 seats, while LJP (Ram Vilas) has been allotted 29, and both HAM and RLM will fight on six seats each. Bihar BJP in-charge Vinod Tawde underscored the alliance’s cohesion and readiness to return to power. Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc, led by Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD along with the Congress, CPI (ML), CPI, CPM, and Mukesh Sahani’s Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP), is in the final stages of ironing out its seat-sharing arrangement. Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru and other party leaders said discussions are underway to ensure an equitable distribution of seats. Congress leader Manoj Kumar indicated that an announcement is expected soon, expressing confidence in leaders such as Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Tejashwi Yadav. The upcoming election is shaping up to be a closely fought contest, with the NDA seeking to retain power and the INDIA bloc aiming to present a united front. The entry of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj is also expected to add a new dimension to Bihar’s electoral landscape
12:14 (IST) Oct 22
Bihar polls: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav promises permanent status for Jeevika Didis; sidesteps Mahagathbandhan tensions
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and key challenger to Nitish Kumar in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, held a press conference on Wednesday to announce a major electoral promise: Jeevika Didis, who work as community mobilisers, will be made permanent government employees with a monthly salary of Rs 30,000. However, he avoided making any formal announcement regarding the structure of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, saying it was now time to campaign for the polls.
"Nomination filing is over and now the time for campaigning has come. This time, the people of Bihar have made up their minds for change. The people of Bihar are fed up with the current double-engine government. In this double-engine government, corruption and crime have increased. People are fed up with unemployment and migration. The current government copied the announcements we made earlier to the people," he said.
"Nomination filing is over and now the time for campaigning has come. This time, the people of Bihar have made up their minds for change. The people of Bihar are fed up with the current double-engine government. In this double-engine government, corruption and crime have increased. People are fed up with unemployment and migration. The current government copied the announcements we made earlier to the people," he said.
11:25 (IST) Oct 22
'NDA is not giving due respect to Nitish Kumar': Independent MP Pappu Yadav
Independent MP Pappu Yadav from Purnea says,"...NDA is not giving due respect to Nitish Kumar...People see this Bihar elections as PM Modi vs Rahul Gandhi, and this will benefit INDIA alliance...I stand by Congress's ideology..."
" I am not in the Congress party but an associate member of the party. I don't know what Dipankar ji thinks. I only know that I stand by Congress's ideology."
" I am not in the Congress party but an associate member of the party. I don't know what Dipankar ji thinks. I only know that I stand by Congress's ideology."
11:21 (IST) Oct 22
'Time for campaigning has come, Bihar wants change,' says Tejashwi Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav held a news conference on Tuesday, but steered clear of making any formal announcement on the structure of the Mahagathbandhan alliance. The RJD leader said it was now time to campaign for the Polls.
"Nomination filing is over and now the time for campaigning has come. This time, the people of Bihar have made up their minds for change. The people of Bihar are fed up with the current double-engine government. In this double-engine government, corruption and crime have increased. People are fed up with unemployment and migration. The current government copied the announcements we made earlier to the people, " he said.
Tejashwi Yadav will meet Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot in Patna today to iron out issues of seat sharing between the allies. Post that the Mahagathbandhan is expected to hold another news conference on Thursday.
Meanwhile, making his agenda for the polls clear Tejashwi Yadav announced that Jeevika Didis, who work as community mobilisers, will be made permanent as government employees after the Mahagathbandhan forms government in Bihar.
"Nomination filing is over and now the time for campaigning has come. This time, the people of Bihar have made up their minds for change. The people of Bihar are fed up with the current double-engine government. In this double-engine government, corruption and crime have increased. People are fed up with unemployment and migration. The current government copied the announcements we made earlier to the people, " he said.
Tejashwi Yadav will meet Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot in Patna today to iron out issues of seat sharing between the allies. Post that the Mahagathbandhan is expected to hold another news conference on Thursday.
Meanwhile, making his agenda for the polls clear Tejashwi Yadav announced that Jeevika Didis, who work as community mobilisers, will be made permanent as government employees after the Mahagathbandhan forms government in Bihar.
11:18 (IST) Oct 22
Contractual workers in govt depts, ''community mobilisers'' to be made permanent if INDIA bloc comes to power in Bihar.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
11:15 (IST) Oct 22
'There are friendly fights': Congress' Ashok Gehlot on Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing deal
Congress observer for Bihar elections, Ashok Gehlot said, "Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, focusing on 243 seats. There are friendly fights, and that happens in all other states as well. Mahagathbandha remains firm against the BJP and JD(U)."
10:57 (IST) Oct 22
Bihar polls: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Jeevika Didis
10:48 (IST) Oct 22
RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav pledges to make Jeevika Didis permanent if his party wins
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "All of you are aware that injustice was done to the Jeevika Didis under this government... We have decided that all the Jeevika CM (Community Mobilisers) Didis will be made permanent and they will be given the status of a government employee. We will also increase their salary to Rs 30,000 per month. This is not an ordinary announcement. This has been the demand of Jeevika Didis..."
10:41 (IST) Oct 22
'People of Bihar are fed up with the current double-engine govt': RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "Nomination filing is over and now the time for campaigning has come. This time, the people of Bihar have made up their minds for change. The people of Bihar are fed up with the current double-engine government. In this double-engine government, corruption and crime have increased. People are fed up with unemployment and migration. The current government copied the announcements we made earlier to the people."
10:12 (IST) Oct 22
'Nitish Kumar is not the CM face in this election': Independent MP Pappu Yadav
Independent MP Pappu Yadav from Purnea said, "We want the INDIA alliance to be formed (in Bihar). I am clear that in every situation we need to fight elections under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. In this election, there is Rahul Gandhi on one side and Narendra Modi on the other. Nitish Kumar is not the CM face in this election."
09:26 (IST) Oct 22
'We have been treated unfairly': JMM leader Manoj Pandey
JMM leader Manoj Pandey said, "Since we have exited the elections, we are probably not even in the alliance in Bihar. We were not considered worthy of that... Our sentiments have been hurt somewhere, and Hemant Soren showed our big heart... We have been treated unfairly... The mentality displayed by RJD and Congress is unfortunate... If someone arrogantly thinks that they are enough alone, then what is the point of an alliance?"
09:13 (IST) Oct 22
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday reflected on his past alliances with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), saying he had joined the party “because of circumstances.” Reaffirming his commitment to the NDA, he said he is “back in NDA for good.” He also criticised the RJD’s rule before his 20-year tenure as chief minister, saying, “pehle bahut bura haal tha,” and highlighted the shortcomings of the Lalu-Rabri governments, taking aim at their administration.
Addressing his first election rally in Minapur, Muzaffarpur, Kumar took a dig at his rival Lalu Prasad and said, “Because of circumstances, I had to tie up with those people, but it did not take me long to realise that they were good for nothing. Now I am back (in NDA) for good.”
Kumar recalled that his earlier alliances with the RJD in 2015 and 2022 both lasted less than two years. On both occasions, Lalu’s son Tejashwi Yadav, now leader of the opposition in Vidhan Sabha, served as his deputy chief minister.
Addressing his first election rally in Minapur, Muzaffarpur, Kumar took a dig at his rival Lalu Prasad and said, “Because of circumstances, I had to tie up with those people, but it did not take me long to realise that they were good for nothing. Now I am back (in NDA) for good.”
Kumar recalled that his earlier alliances with the RJD in 2015 and 2022 both lasted less than two years. On both occasions, Lalu’s son Tejashwi Yadav, now leader of the opposition in Vidhan Sabha, served as his deputy chief minister.
08:40 (IST) Oct 22
JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha targets RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
On RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's promise of providing a government job to one member of every household, National Working President of the JD(U) and MP Sanjay Jha says, "You need to call economists and financial experts from across the world to understand this promise...The public knows him...He can say anything. These promises have no traction among the public, as they know that he wants to come to power by saying anything"
08:23 (IST) Oct 22
Former Bihar CM Karpuri Thakur was a great man. He dedicated his life to the betterment of Bihar... Now, PM Modi paying tribute to such a great man and kick-starting the NDA's election campaign is a significant gesture.
JD(U) leader and Bihar minister Maheshwar Hazari
07:29 (IST) Oct 22
'Rahul Gandhi has nothing to do with Bihar, its development and problems': Prashant Kishor
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday targeted Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his absence in the Bihar Assembly polls and said that the latter was active only to put pressure on the Rashtriya Janata Dal for more seats.
Speaking to ANI, Kishor claimed that Rahul Gandhi has no connection to Bihar or its development. He added that Rahul Gandhi will soon visit, hold a few rallies, and that will mark the end of Bihar's relevance for the Congress MP.
"Rahul Gandhi was active only so that by putting pressure, he could get a few more seats from the RJD. He has nothing to do with Bihar, Bihar's development, or Bihar's problems. If he doesn't get a seat, he'll sit in Delhi. He'll come only at election time, hold three or four rallies, and for him, Bihar's story is finished," he said.
The Jan Suraaj founder said that the people of Bihar need to worry about people such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who would come to the state at election time, mislead people, take their votes and leave.
Speaking to ANI, Kishor claimed that Rahul Gandhi has no connection to Bihar or its development. He added that Rahul Gandhi will soon visit, hold a few rallies, and that will mark the end of Bihar's relevance for the Congress MP.
"Rahul Gandhi was active only so that by putting pressure, he could get a few more seats from the RJD. He has nothing to do with Bihar, Bihar's development, or Bihar's problems. If he doesn't get a seat, he'll sit in Delhi. He'll come only at election time, hold three or four rallies, and for him, Bihar's story is finished," he said.
The Jan Suraaj founder said that the people of Bihar need to worry about people such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who would come to the state at election time, mislead people, take their votes and leave.
07:11 (IST) Oct 22
Mahagathbandhan to hold press conference today
Mahagathbandhan to hold a joint press conference in Patna today. They will start their election campaigning after the press conference.
07:11 (IST) Oct 22
'There can be friendly fight on some seats': Congress' Ashok Gehlot
"There can be a friendly fight on some seats...The process is moving forward. We will hold a press conference shortly and the situation will be cleared...All the confusion will be cleared...Mahagathbandhan will contest the elections strongly," says Congress leader and ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
07:11 (IST) Oct 22
VIP chief Mukesh Sahani praises party's Gopalpur candidate
"Shri Prem Sagar Ji, the valiant and grassroots leader of the Vikassheel Insaan Party, has filed his nomination from the 153, Gopalpur Assembly Constituency on behalf of the Mahagathbandhan. Prem Sagar Ji, who has always steadfastly championed the fight for the rights and entitlements of the people, has consistently pursued the politics of development, dignity, and justice. The people of Gopalpur are well acquainted with his struggles, dedication, and honest image," Sahani wrote on 'X'.
07:11 (IST) Oct 22
'Ensure security of candidates': Prashant Kishor urges Election Commission
"Three Jan Suraaj candidates withdrew candidature under BJP's pressure. I request Election Commission to ensure security of candidates," says party founder Prashant Kishor.
07:10 (IST) Oct 22
VIP says will approach court if RJD nominee refuses to withdraw nomination
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president Santosh Sahani on Tuesday announced plans to move the Patna high court against election officials in Darbhanga’s Gaura Bauram constituency for failing to cancel the nomination of RJD candidate Afzal Ali Khan. Despite RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s written request to withdraw Khan’s candidature after the seat was allocated to the VIP under the Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing arrangement, the RJD nominee did not step down.
The RJD had initially allotted its symbol to Khan before leaving the seat for the VIP, which fielded Santosh Sahani, the younger brother of party founder Mukesh Sahani. With Khan still in the fray, the Gaura Bauram seat is now set for an unusual face-off between two Mahagathbandhan candidates. The BJP has fielded Sujit Kumar, while Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party has nominated Md Iftekhar Alam, adding further intrigue to the contest.
The RJD had initially allotted its symbol to Khan before leaving the seat for the VIP, which fielded Santosh Sahani, the younger brother of party founder Mukesh Sahani. With Khan still in the fray, the Gaura Bauram seat is now set for an unusual face-off between two Mahagathbandhan candidates. The BJP has fielded Sujit Kumar, while Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party has nominated Md Iftekhar Alam, adding further intrigue to the contest.
Union home minister Amit Shah kicked off his three-day visit to poll-bound Bihar on Thursday, with plans to address a public rally in Saran district and meet intellectuals in Patna on Friday, BJP sources said. According to party insiders, Shah held a late-night meeting with senior BJP leaders in Patna to review preparations for the upcoming assembly elections. During the tour, Shah will also engage in organisational discussions and meet leaders of NDA allies to strengthen coordination ahead of the polls. State BJP president Dilip Jaiswal welcomed him at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport on Thursday evening. Shah is also expected to join processions for NDA candidates filing their nomination papers.
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