August 25, 2025 12:48 PM

Bihar SIR: 1.4 lakh voter claims received so far; only one party has filed objections, says ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it has received 1,40,931 claims and objections from voters in Bihar seeking inclusion or deletion of names in the draft electoral rolls published on August 1, adding that only one of the 12 recognised political parties in the state has submitted objections so far. According to the ECI, aggrieved voters and parties can continue to file claims and objections, along with supporting documents, until September 1. Of the applications from indiv...

August 5, 2025 10:11 AM

PM Modi, top BJP leaders attend NDA Parliamentary meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP National President JP Nadda arrived at the Parliament Library Building on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut were also among the key leaders present at the gathering. The crucial meeting is being attended by members from both the Lok ...

July 11, 2025 9:10 PM

Three in four Bihar voters have submitted forms in SIR drive: ECI

Three out of every four electors in Bihar have submitted their enumeration forms as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, taking the total coverage of the drive to 74.39 per cent, an official from the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday. “As of 6 p.m. on Friday, 5.87 crore enumeration forms — 74.39 per cent of the total — have been collected over the last 17 days since the issuance of SIR instructions on June 24. Forms can be submitted u...