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Updated - October 18, 2025 08:11 am IST

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi during a meeting with the heads of enforcement agencies and forces as part of preparations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi during a meeting with the heads of enforcement agencies and forces as part of preparations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: PTI

Election fever gripped Bihar on Friday (October 17, 2025) as the filing of nomination papers for the first phase of Assembly polls concluded, with the ruling NDA projecting a resolute campaign in sharp contrast to the disarray seen in the opposition INDIA bloc.

According to the Election Commission, more than 1,250 candidates filed their papers for the 121 seats which go to polls on November 6, and the number was likely to go up as data was still flowing in from districts.

Bhojpuri film stars and other artists are adding a celebrity touch to the Assembly election in Bihar, turning it into a star-studded political contest. While the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has fielded popular actor Khesari Lal Yadav from Chhapra in Saran district, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named folk singer Maithili Thakur as its candidate from Alinagar in Darbhanga district.

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