Bihar Assembly election LIVE: BJP firefights as allies protest seat allocation to LJP(RV)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP workers in Bihar to reach out to every household to spread awareness of the schemes launched by the Centre and the Nitish Kumar government

Updated - October 16, 2025 08:07 am IST

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan.

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan. | Photo Credit: PTI

October 16, 2025 08:07
Tejashwi Yadav, Vijay Sinha file nominations; Prashant Kishor opts out of Bihar polls
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav filed his nomination papers on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) from the Raghopur constituency in Vaishali district, seeking a third consecutive term.
Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha also filed his nomination papers from the Lakhisarai seat, along with several other party candidates. Meanwhile, Jan Suraaj Party founder and former election strategist Prashant Kishor announced that he would not contest the upcoming Assembly election, citing his “responsibility to campaign for other party candidates”.
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Tejashwi Yadav, Vijay Sinha file nominations; Prashant Kishor opts out of Bihar polls
Tejashwi Yadav files nomination in Raghopur, Prashant Kishor opts out, BJP candidates file papers, JD(U) releases candidate list.
October 16, 2025 08:02
BJP firefights as allies protest seat allocation to LJP(RV)
BJP leaders had their hands full on Wednesday as allies Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustan Awam Morcha voiced displeasure over “disproportionate” allocation of seats to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), forcing re-negotiations over several seats. The National Democratic Alliance in Bihar had announced the seat-sharing arrangement three days ago.
The Janata Dal (United), while refraining from making a public statement, had also conveyed its resentment at the arrangement.
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BJP firefights as allies protest seat allocation to LJP(RV)
BJP allies express discontent over seat allocation to LJP in Bihar, leading to re-negotiations and political tensions.

Published - October 16, 2025 08:01 am IST

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