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Sources say around 18–20 MLAs are expected to take oath as ministers in the new government, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of NDA-ruled states being in attendance

Nitish Kumar elected NDA leader in Bihar

November 19, 2025, 05:43 PM - 3 min read

Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) supremo, was elected leader of the NDA in Bihar during a meeting of newly-elected MLAs of the alliance partners on Wednesday; set to take oath as state CM on Thursday, a ceremony which would be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister, Amit Shah

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor.

Kishor vows to quit politics if NDA gives ₹2 lakh to women

November 18, 2025, 06:41 PM - 4 min read

Prashant Kishor dismissed speculation that he was stepping away after the JD(U) crossed the 25-seat threshold he had earlier mentioned. "I did say that if the JD(U) gets more than 25 seats, I would retire from politics. But what post do I even hold that I should resign from?" Kishor said at his press conference.

JMM general secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey - file image.

JMM questions Grand Alliance strategy after Bihar debacle

November 17, 2025, 08:11 PM - 2 min read

JMM general secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey said that introspection is needed not only within the alliance but also at the national level. He alleged that both the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress failed to coordinate with the JMM during the election and instead underestimated the party’s role.

Rohini Acharya announced her exit from politics and said she was "disowning" her family.

'Mahila Shakti' powers NDA win; RJD haunted by women's anguish

November 17, 2025, 12:57 PM - 3 min read

In the week women rewrote Bihar's political map, the RJD was forced to confront a crisis written by its own daughters, a contradiction far more damaging than its electoral defeat.

More than NDA victory, it’s devastating defeat for RJD-Cong

November 14, 2025, 05:39 PM - 6 min read

One of the major takeaways of the Bihar elections has been that the people of Bihar have clearly and categorically rejected the idea of "caste census".

A confectioner in Patna confirmed the order, stating that BJP workers had requested 501 kg of the traditional Indian sweetmeat, which is scheduled for delivery on the morning of November 14.

BJP orders 501 kg laddoos anticipating Bihar poll victory

November 12, 2025, 05:08 PM - 2 min read

Buoyed by the majority of exit poll predictions, which have indicated a clear mandate in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, the saffron party is already in a celebratory mood.

Himachal Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi.

Negi questions timing of Delhi blast before polls

November 12, 2025, 03:33 PM - 4 min read

Negi also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s earlier claim that demonetisation would end terrorism. “Big blasts have happened under his rule, along with repeated intelligence failures,” he said.

The 2025 Bihar polls have been the “most gender-inclusive” election since Independence, Bhandari said.

Women in Bihar will swing votes in favour of NDA: BJP

November 12, 2025, 02:17 PM - 3 min read

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday asserted that the ‘M factor’ in Bihar assembly elections stands for ‘Mahila’ (women) voters, who turned up in huge numbers to cast their votes and will favour “decisively” in support of the NDA

Blaming the state chief minister, Nitish Kumar, for forcing the people of Bihar to seek employment as labourers outside Bihar, the Rae Bareli MP said Nitish should be questioned on why he had failed to set up food processing units in a state that has a rich harvest of fish and foxnuts (makhana).

Modi, Shah bound to be caught for ‘vote chori’: Rahul

November 9, 2025, 08:02 PM - 4 min read

Addressing poll rallies in Bihar’s Kishanganj and Purnea on the final day of campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP and RSS for trying to divide the nation, while claiming INDIA bloc was making efforts to unite the country

The founder of Jan Suraaj party Prashant Kishor - file image.

Migrant votes crucial in Bihar polls, says Prashant Kishor

November 9, 2025, 06:33 PM - 4 min read

In an exclusive interview, the Jan Suraaj founder credited the nearly 65 per cent voter turnout to the palpable excitement of voters upon seeing his party offer a third choice, moving beyond the two established options of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar.

Attacking the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, Shah said RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi were worried about their sons, Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi, respectively, but added that there were no vacant seats for either of them in Bihar or Delhi

Centre will detect and identify every illegal immigrant: Shah

November 8, 2025, 02:38 PM - 2 min read

Accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav of “protecting” infiltrators, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said they were “hell-bent” on turning Bihar’s Seemanchal region into a “den” of illegal immigrants

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Bihar’s Sitarmarhi to turn the volume up on campaigning as the state readies for phase two of the Assembly elections

High voter turnout a 65-volt shock to ‘jungle raj’: PM Modi

November 8, 2025, 12:18 PM - 5 min read

Addressing a rally in Sitarmarhi on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the RJD, saying the party talks about giving ‘katta’ to people, while his party “provides students with computers, footballs, hockey sticks”