Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday moved an adjournment motion to discuss the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India in Bihar ahead of the Assembly election.
"It has been decided to double the honorarium of cooks working under the mid-day meal program in the Education Department, increasing it from 1,650 rupees to 3,300 rupees. Similarly, the honorarium of night guard working in secondary/higher education schools has been doubled from 5,000 ru
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Wednesday launched 'Now TVK '- an exclusive application for party membership drive as the party prepare to contest the state assembly election for the first time in 2026.
Earlier in the day, INDIA bloc MPs protested against the SIR and also the alleged "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" while being outside Parliament at Makar Dwar.
Paswan said the NDA would jointly contest all 243 constituencies in Bihar and that his role as an ally goes beyond focusing solely on his party's assigned seats.
The Commission described the SIR as a "massive and successful citizen participation effort" across the state, aimed at enhancing the accuracy of the electoral rolls ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
This comes after expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav announced to contest as an independent candidate from the Mahua seat in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.
The massive scale of untraced electors in Bihar has prompted questions about what the national SIR might uncover across India's electoral landscape. Political parties accross the spectrum have repeatedly raised issues regarding the purity of the electoral roll, especially the addition of vot
"97 murders in 1 day in Bihar. Prime Minister, Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers all useless, criminals are the real government," Yadav, also the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Bihar legislative assembly, posted on X.
Former Bihar Minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Saturday claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not return to power in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that "Uncle won't become CM this time."