"As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officers (DEO) of all the 18 districts of Bihar going to elections in Phase-I have completed the first randomisation of EVM-VVPATs which have passed the First Level Checking (FLC) on October 11, 2025 (
Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Monday strongly criticised the BJP, accusing them of "targeting political rivals" after Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court framed charges against former Bihar CMs Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi and their son Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC hotel corruption case
Young Indian sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been named Bihar's vice-captain for the first two rounds of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. Batter Sakibul Gani will lead the squad.
Speaking to reporters here, Yadav called it a 'political vendetta', further stating that Lalu Prasad Yadav had been known as a historic Railways minister and that the people of Bihar and the country are aware of the truth.
Congress leader Manoj Kumar on Monday requested the top leadership of the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar to announce the seat-sharing arrangement soon for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar President Dilip Jaiswal said that the party will announce its first list of candidates for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls on Monday evening.
Prakash told ANI, "NDA alliance is unbreakable. The seat sharing for the Bihar elections has been done. We will fulfil the promise of Viksit Bihar. The double-engine government is going to be formed..."
Amid speculations of dissatisfaction in Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) after receiving six seats in NDA's seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha said that HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi is "satisfied" with the decision.
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief and Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh government, Om Prakash Rajbhar, demanded "4-5 seats" from NDA or warned to break away from the alliance and contest on all seats in the Bihar Assembly elections.