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October 5, 2025 5:11 PM

Bihar assembly polls to be held before November 22: CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held before November 22, when the term of the current Legislative Assembly ends. Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies, including two reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and 38 for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Addressing a press conference in Patna after a two-day review of poll preparedness, the CEC said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was completed within t...

September 18, 2025 9:53 AM

Amit Shah in Bihar to lead BJP strategy meets, launch poll campaign push

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Bihar on Thursday as part of the BJP's preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections, where he is expected to hold several meetings to mobilise party workers and fine-tune the campaign roadmap. According to party officials, Shah will address two major meetings during the visit — one with workers in Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas district and another in the Begusarai zone. Nearly 2,000 to 2,500 participants, including district presidents, legislators and s...

August 22, 2025 2:51 PM

PM Modi unveils ₹12,000 crore projects in Bihar, vows anti-graft law, action on infiltrators

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth nearly Rs 12,000 crore in Gaya, while asserting that the NDA government is committed to the rapid development of Bihar and the dignity of its people. Addressing a public meeting, the Prime Minister said the projects spanned energy, road, healthcare and urban infrastructure, and would “strengthen Bihar’s industrial capacity and create new opportunities for youth”. Among the projec...