Politics

Bihar elections: Kutumba assembly seat to witness close contest

The Kutumba assembly constituency is a reserved SC seat in the Aurangabad district of Bihar. It has remained a stronghold for Congress, with the party's Bihar unit, led by Rajesh Ram, winning the assembly polls consecutively in 2015 and 2020.

2025-11-08T20:45:12.323442+00:00 IST

1.12 cr signatures collected against vote theft: Shivakumar

Addressing a press conference at Bharat Jodo Bhavan in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said, "We have collected signatures from 40 political districts in the state. The campaign went off very well, and we have collected 1,12,40,000 signatures. We have decided to share the signatures with Delhi on November 10. There is a massive rally being planned at Ram Leela Maidan in Delhi on November 25."

2025-11-08T19:56:30.222602+00:00 IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reaches Madhya Pradesh’s Pachmarhi

Under the Sangathan Srijan Campaign, a 10-day training camp of appointed district presidents is going on and on the seventh day of the camp, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived to attend the camp. The Congress leader would take a 3-hour long session of the district presidents here and would discuss to strengthen the party.

2025-11-08T18:08:43.516163+00:00 IST

BJP Minister Prem Kumar looks to defend stronghold Gaya Town

Gaya Town Assembly constituency is set to undergo polling in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, with Bihar Co-operative Department Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) sitting MLA, Prem Kumar, looking to defend his seat.

2025-11-08T17:57:14.607863+00:00 IST

Karur stampede incident: Three TVK members appear before CBI

The TVK members, including TVK's legal team, Trichy Zonal Joint Coordinator, Arasu, appeared before the CBI for inquiry in Karur district.

2025-11-08T17:26:40.562646+00:00 IST

NDA targets 'Thugbandhan' & Infiltrators; Cong slams SIR as flop

As the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections approaches, the political temperature soared on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah launching blistering attacks on the Opposition's 'Jungle Raj' legacy and promising to expel infiltrators, while Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge dismissed NDA's victory claims as baseless and Congress leader Pawan Khera alleged voter list manipulation in collusion with the Election Commission.

2025-11-08T17:20:07.035680+00:00 IST

"Devyani Rana will win in Nagrota with absolute majority"...

"I can say with full confidence that our sister Devyani Rana will win in Nagrota with an absolute majority. And this victory will be a tribute to Devendra Singh Rana Sahib," Parihar told ANI.

2025-11-08T16:42:26.311409+00:00 IST

G Kishan Reddy slams KCR, CM Revanth Reddy

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy accused Telangana CM Revanth Reddy of spreading false propaganda against the BJP and PM Modi ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll.

2025-11-08T16:11:37.568446+00:00 IST

Delhi CM accuses AAP govt in Punjab of "defrauding people"

"The people of Punjab want this saga of corruption to end. The suffering of Punjab must end. The Aam Aadmi Party government has continuously defrauded the people of Punjab by drowning it in debt, snatching away their rights, and stalling development work. They fled when the floods hit, and not a single AAP leader came to help the people. The people here want a change in power," Delhi CM Gupta told reporters.

2025-11-08T16:08:40.542005+00:00 IST

"Rahul Gandhi took out a 'Ghuspaithiya Bachao Yatra': Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of leading a "Ghuspaithiya Bachao Yatra" and vowed that the BJP wil remove all "intruders" within five years.

2025-11-08T15:47:48.344611+00:00 IST

"BJP's victory assured": Jitendra Singh ahead of Nagrota bypoll

"The BJP's victory here is assured. It is the character and practice of the BJP that for us, elections remain an opportunity for public outreach. It is necessary for us to explain the situation to the youth, as they may not be aware of what it was like here before 2002. Nagrota used to be a very backward and remote area. Today, a network of roads has been laid here," the Union Minister said.

2025-11-08T15:28:56.557886+00:00 IST

“Every person is in mood for change”: UP Congress President

Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai stated on Saturday that the people of Bihar are in a mood for change and that the Mahagathbandhan is in a strong position following the first phase of the election.

2025-11-08T15:02:54.623942+00:00 IST

"Abusing people of Bihar": Sanjay Kumar Jha slams Priyanka Gandhi

"What has Priyanka Gandhi got to do with Bihar? Does she know anything about Bihar? About Bihar's geography, about its history? She just comes here during elections, gives a few speeches here and a few bytes there and goes back. People of Bihar have a lot of self-respect. This means she is abusing the people of Bihar if they are voting in favour of NDA," the JD(U) MP said.

2025-11-08T14:52:53.870418+00:00 IST

Sudhanshu Trivedi hits back at Pawan Khera "katta" remark

Hitting back at Congress leader Pawan Khera's "katta" remark, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday said that the Mahagathbandhan has no ground or development-based issues to speak about in the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections.

2025-11-08T14:40:07.381731+00:00 IST

Jairam Ramesh slams government over “truncated” winter session

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has slammed the government over the duration and timing of the winter session of Parliament, saying it is "unusually delayed and truncated" and asked, "what is the government running away from?".

2025-11-08T14:38:12.854571+00:00 IST

'If Nitish decides on debut of his son, party will accept'

National working president of JD(U) Sanjay Kumar Jha has said that if Chief Minister Nitish Kumar decides on the political debut of his son after the Bihar polls, the party will accept it.

2025-11-08T13:51:25.252454+00:00 IST

"If they contested on SIR issue...": JD(U)'s Sanjay Kumar Jha

He (Rahul Gandhi) had taken out his 16-day yatra against 'Vote Chori' from here only. He is nowhere to be found now. He is not even talking about SIR. He should have contested the elections on the issue of Vote Chori. People would have taught them a lesson," Jha said in an interview with ANI.

2025-11-08T13:21:24.849185+00:00 IST

PM Modi hails massive voter turnout in Bihar's first phase

At an election rally in Bettiah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the enthusiastic crowd, expressing his gratitude for the "record-breaking" turnout.

2025-11-08T12:51:28.353697+00:00 IST

“Voter turnout indicates NDA leading in Bihar election": MP CM

"The high voter turnout is an indication that NDA is leading in the elections. The NDA will be forming the government in Bihar again with an absolute majority. The way our party formed the government in Delhi under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our government will be formed here again," CM Yadav told ANI.

2025-11-08T12:36:56.588536+00:00 IST

Women, Gen Z voters will play crucial role: Sanjay Kumar Jha

"Women have a major role to play in the elections. Gen Z will also play a crucial role, as they are opposed to family politics - whether that party in Delhi or Bihar. They are against parties that involve entire families, including sisters, brothers, and mothers. Nitish Kumar also has family, but he never allowed or gave a ticket to his family members," Jha said in an interview with ANI.

2025-11-08T12:02:13.716057+00:00 IST

Sanjay Jha says people do not see hope in Prashant Kishor

Janata Dal (United) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha has said that Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj has not inspired hope among people in the Bihar assembly polls and that it is a bipolar election between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan.

2025-11-08T11:27:21.529637+00:00 IST