Politics

While Mahagathbandhan trails, Tejashwi Yadav leads from Raghopur

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is leading from the Raghopur seat with a margin of 916 votes as of 10.50 am.

2025-11-14T05:28:47.582340+00:00 IST

"Exit polls now turning into results": Vijay Kumar Sinha

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate for the Lakhisarai seat, Vijay Kumar Sinha, on Friday said that the public mandate predicted by the exit polls will translate into results in the Assembly elections.

2025-11-14T05:19:38.725627+00:00 IST

Inappropriate to react to initial trends: Congress' Akhilesh...

"As much as I have seen during the campaigning, there needs to be a change in Bihar. It is not appropriate to react to the initial trends. I am confident that the results will be in favour of the Mahagathbandhan," Singh told ANI.

2025-11-14T05:18:36.532424+00:00 IST

"Its MGB’s turn now”: Bihar congress in-charge

"Trends are just for the start, lets see till the end. We have a hope that a government is formed which will do good for the people of Bihar, that is what we want. It seems that if someone has been given 20 years (to do work), and they can't do so now Mahagathbandhan should get a chance," Krishna Allavaru told ANI here.

2025-11-14T05:15:14.954983+00:00 IST

"Democracy can't survive if playing field is uneven": Congress MP

"When you delete 65 lakh voters--mostly from the opposition's voters --what do you expect on result day? Democracy cannot survive if the playing field is tilted before the match even begins," Tagore posted on X.

2025-11-14T05:13:14.099785+00:00 IST

Bihar elections: Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary leads from Tarapur

As of 10:30 am am, Chaudhary has received 8,647 votes, while the RJD candidate, Arun Kumar, has received 5,957 votes.

2025-11-14T05:13:10.254295+00:00 IST

By-polls: Early trends show Congress leading in Jubilee Hills

In Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam Assembly bye-election, NC candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al Mosavi established an early advantage, leading by 624 votes over the PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi after round one of 17.

2025-11-14T05:10:43.988902+00:00 IST

"Clearly visible...going to win": Shahnawaz Hussain

Senior BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain commented on the initial trends, expressing confidence in the party's performance, citing the people's faith in PM Modi, Nitish Kumar, and the NDA.

2025-11-14T05:07:35.914174+00:00 IST

Jailed JD(U) MLA Anant Singh leads in Mokama by close margin

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.

2025-11-14T04:57:08.053399+00:00 IST

"NDA will win with huge margin": JD(U)’s Sanjay Jha

As early counting trends placed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead in the electoral race in Bihar, JD(U) National Working President and MP Sanjay Kumar Jha asserted that the results were consistent with the feedback party leaders gathered during campaigning and reflected the public's continued faith in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's leadership.

2025-11-14T04:57:07.348200+00:00 IST

Assembly bypolls: BJP leads in Nuapada, Nagrota; Congress leads i

According to Election Commission of India, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al Mosavi is leading in Budgam; Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Somesh Chandra Soren is leading in Gatsila; Mizo National Front's R Lalthangliana is leading in Dampa; BJP's Jay Dholakia is leading in Nuapada; Aam Aadmi Party's Harmeet Singh Sandhu is leading in Tarn Taran; Congress' Pramod Jain is leading in Anta; and Congress' Naveen Yadav is leading in Jubilee Hills.

2025-11-14T04:56:44.795017+00:00 IST

NDA getting public mandate: Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal

"It was evident from the faces of the public that NDA is getting a mandate this time. NDA is going to form the government again. The leaders of NDA have put in a lot of effort, whether it is Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Upendra Kushwaha, PM Modi, JP Nadda, HM Amit Shah or Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. We fought elections on the face of Nitish Kumar with the slogan '2025, phir se Nitish'," Jaiswal told ANI.

2025-11-14T04:37:06.437659+00:00 IST

Congress leads with close margin in Jubilee Hills assembly

The seat fell vacant following the demise of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Maganti Gopinath.

2025-11-14T04:36:12.172706+00:00 IST

Security tightened ahead of Jubilee Hills bypoll vote counting

As the counting of votes for the Jubilee Hills Assembly bypoll gets underway, the Hyderabad Police has intensified security arrangements across key locations to ensure a peaceful and incident-free process.

2025-11-14T03:58:27.996386+00:00 IST

BJP's Satyabrata Panda as counting underway for by-polls

The BJP leader asserted that Naveen Patnaik's allegation of 'vote chori' shows his "political frustration".

2025-11-14T03:52:45.577423+00:00 IST

Assembly by-polls: Early trends show SAD leads in Tarn Taran

Bypolls for 8 assembly seats across 6 states and 1 union territory commenced at 8 AM today, along with the Bihar assembly elections.

2025-11-14T03:50:32.446972+00:00 IST

'Sushasan Babu' takes NDA past half-way mark in early trends

By 9:15 am, the NDA was ahead in 130 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan led in 65 constituencies, reflecting a 26.75% conversion rate.

2025-11-14T03:46:11.665220+00:00 IST

"Nitish Kumar will be CM again": Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary

"We will win by a two-thirds majority. Nitish Kumar will be the CM. The people who used to marginalise Nitish Kumar have now understood what he is," Choudhary, the Janata Dal (United) national general secretary, told ANI.

2025-11-14T03:38:24.031174+00:00 IST

NDA surges ahead in early trends, allies push Tejashwi behind

Within the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 41 seats and has recorded a strike rate of 63.64 per cent. The Janata Dal (United), which had underperformed in the last election, is currently showing a stronger strike rate of 67.74 per cent.

2025-11-14T03:27:56.079561+00:00 IST

"State heading towards change," says Manoj Jha as vote counting

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha expressed confidence in Mahagathbandhan's victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, saying that the State is heading towards a change of regime.

2025-11-14T03:20:05.663051+00:00 IST