Bihar Assembly Election 2025: The authorities are ensuring proper enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) at the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna said, “The first and second phases of the Bihar elections have been declared. Some forces from Uttar Pradesh will also go there. A coordination meeting has been held with the Chief Secretary and DGP of Bihar. Action is being taken to ensure compliance with the code of conduct at the border.”
“Action has been taken to ensure that no act that could influence the elections takes place there. Action would be taken against any kind of cash, seizure, liquor or any such activity that can adversely influence the elections. Village committees also,” DGP Rajeev Krishna added.
On the other hand, CM Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JD(U)) has expelled 11 leaders, including a former minister, for anti-party activities and “defying its ideology” in the run-up to the assembly elections. As per the statement released by JD(U), these expelled members have also been suspended from the party’s primary membership.
“The party took disciplinary action after it found that all 11 leaders were indulging in anti-party activities in the state,” the statement issued on Saturday said.
Those who have been expelled include former minister Shailesh Kumar, former MLAs Shyam Bahadur Singh and Sudharshan Kumar, and former MLCs Sanjay Prasad and Ranvijay Singh.
PM Modi to visit Bihar again on October 30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on October 30 to attend two programmes in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra, said BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal. This will be the PM’s second visit to the poll-bound state ahead of first phase of voting in November.
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi visited Samastipur and Begusarai and addressed two rallies in the poll-bound state. Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal said, “The Prime Minister is coming to Bihar again on October 30, right after Chhath Puja. His first program will be in Motipur, Muzaffarpur at around 10 am. After Muzaffarpur, he will have a program in Chhapra at around 1 pm, and after these two events, his programs will continue in November. For now, the Prime Minister is coming to Bihar on October 30 for events in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra.”
The Prime Minister kick-started his election campaign for the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections on Friday, stressing that the NDA will return to power in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his election campaign from socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, addressing two rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai. He thanked people for attending his rallies in huge numbers at a time when the state is celebrating Chhath. PM Modi took a swipe at the Mahagathbandhan and said that his government transformed “jungle raj” into good governance.
“You all are getting benefits of the ‘GST Bachat Utsav’…. I thank you all for coming here in large numbers. Ab nayi raftar se chalega Bihar jab phir aayegi NDA sarkar,” PM Modi said.
PM Modi remembers Karpoori Thakur in Samstipur rally speech
After paying tribute to Bihar’s socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, the Prime Minister didn’t forget to mention him in his speech. He said that NDA will follow in the great leader’s footsteps when elected to power in the upcoming Bihar Assembly Election 2025. Earlier, he took to X and wished the people of the poll-bound state on the occasion of Chhath and also urged them to share puja related songs with him. PM Modi will hold another rally in Begusarai at 2 PM.
PM Modi launches strong attack against Opposition
During his virtual interaction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly criticised the Opposition, calling their alliance a “Lathbandhan”. He accused them of putting “self-interest” above everything else and said they “don’t care about the youth of Bihar”.
“Those who call themselves the ‘Gathbandhan,’ whom the people of Bihar call the ‘Lathbandhan,’ only know how to use the lathi and keep fighting. For the ‘Lathbandhan,’ their own self-interest is paramount. They don’t care about the youth of Bihar,” PM Modi said. He further added that the people and youth of Bihar has suffered for decades from Naxalism and Maoist terror and that the Opposition “kept winning elections with the help of Maoist terror.” He said that Naxalism and Maoist terror had a big part in destroying Bihar.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Tejashwi vows to scrap Waqf Act if elected CM
RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face, Tejashwi Yadav, on Sunday declared that if his government is formed in Bihar, he will scrap the Waqf Act.
Addressing a massive rally in Araria, Yadav said, “I want to tell you that when I become the CM, Tejashwi will throw the Waqf Board law bill into the dustbin. When I become the CM, every Bihari will become CM — meaning ‘Chinta Mukt’ (free from worries). Bihar today lacks good colleges, education is poor, poverty is high, and migration continues. My only dream is to make Bihar number one.”
- via IANS
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Nitish meets Chirag
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday visited the residence of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan and extended best wishes for the Chhath Mahaparv. The JDU supremo also met with the family members of Chirag Pawan.
धन्यवाद माननीय मुख्यमंत्री जी, जो आज आप मेरे आवास पर आए और खरना का प्रसाद ग्रहण किया। इस दौरान मेरे परिवार के सदस्यों से मुलाकात कर छठ महापर्व की शुभकामनाएं देने के लिए हार्दिक आभार।@NitishKumar pic.twitter.com/hy1EbuqHFK
— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) October 26, 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Show us what you gave to Gujarat in 11 years and what you gave to Bihar - Tejashwi dares PM Modi
Mahagathbandhan CM candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "...He (PM) is coming to cheat Bihar. Everyone knows this. We just want to know this from the Prime Minister: what did you give to Gujarat in 11 years, and what did you give to Bihar? Just show us this account..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Dharmendra Pradhan's jibe at oppn - 'Thugbandhan and Lathbandhan'
On Mahagathbandhan, Union Minister and BJP election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan says, "Where is the alliance there? It is 'Lathbandhan'. We are a five-party alliance. We, the BJP, are contesting 101 seats. The JDU is contesting 101 seats. Our Chirag ji's party, the LJP, is contesting 29 seats. Jitan Ram Manjhi ji are contesting six seats, and Kushwaha ji is contesting six seats. In their alliance, can anyone tell how many seats Congress is contesting? How many are RJD contesting?... It's being said that there's infighting on more than 20 seats. Is this an alliance?... It is a 'Thugbandhan' and 'Lathbandhan'."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: After Bihar, ECI ready for nationwide SIR; presser tomorrow
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a press conference tomorrow (Monday) at 4:15 pm on the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The ECI conducted SIR in poll-bound Bihar this year, and is now progressing to execute the same across the country.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Kharge, Rahul, Sonia among Congress' 40 star campaigners for Bihar polls
Congress releases its list of star campaigners for the first phase of the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. The list include names of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, MPs Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi among a total of 40 people.
Congress releases its list of star campaigners for the first phase of the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/WfwpTuRoKB
— IANS (@ians_india) October 26, 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: AIMIM leader says party will win at least 25 of 35 seats it is contesting
AIMIM candidate Monazir Hassan says, "We are contesting on 35 seats in Bihar, and we will win at least 25 of them".
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi's poll campaign will begin after Chhath Puja, says Congress
On the Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bihar for the election campaign, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot says, "The public rallies will begin very soon. They will start right after the Chhath Puja festivities conclude..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'CBI pressurised Lalu Yadav to resign as CM', says ex-addl CBI director
On the fodder scam in Bihar, former Additional Director of CBI, Upendra Nath Biswas says, "Sitaram Kesri was a political guru. When Lalu Yadav realized that the CBI was preparing to arrest him, he faced a critical decision. At that time, he was in the Janata Party, a hodgepodge party supported from outside by Congress. The CBI and other parties were pressuring him to resign as Chief Minister, but he hesitated..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'We stand united with Nitish Kumar' - Sidharth Nath Singh on NDA CM face
On the NDA’s CM face in Bihar, BJP MLA Sidharth Nath Singh says: "...We stand fully united with Nitish Kumar. No controversies will arise from our side. The only debate currently is regarding the announcement of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Minister."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'Waiting for him to announce that they will make 12 Dy CMs' - BJP mocks Tejashwi on govt jobs announcement
On RJD leader Tejashwi’s announcement, BJP leader Rituraj Sinha says, “Do any of Tejashwi ji’s announcements mean anything? They’re saying they will give government jobs to everyone in 2.5 crore families in the Bihar government. Where will that come from? We’re waiting for the announcement in which they say they’ll make 12 deputy chief ministers..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'RSS did not dare to come to Bihar when Lalu Yadav ruled state' - says Tejashwi Yadav
While addressing a public rally in Katihar, RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan CM face Tejashwi Yadav says, “When we were in power under Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, the RSS did not dare to come to Bihar and create chaos between brothers. We never kneeled. Lalu Yadav always fought the BJP, and we are doing so as well. If the BJP is scared of anyone, it is Lalu Yadav. I promise the Waqf Act that they have brought - I will throw them in the dustbin once we come to power.”
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: BJP borrowing personalities like Sardar Patel, Karpoori Thakur - Yashwant Sinha targets saffron party
Former finance and foreign minister, Yashwant Sinha takes potshot at the BJP and says, "BJP does not have icons of its own perhaps and therefore borrows such personalities from other parties like Sardar Patel and now Karpoori Thakur. It is nothing but a sham and a means to gather votes of the unsuspecting."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'In 20 years, Nitish Kumar tarnished his image by switching sides' - Congress
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot says, "The Bihar election is not only for the people of Bihar but for the entire country. The whole country is hopeful from Bihar... In 20 years, Nitish Kumar has tarnished his image by repeatedly switching sides... Now, the youth are very unhappy. The youth want change. I would like to appeal to the people of Bihar that you all come forward..."
Addressing a rally in Bihar's Katihar, Tejashwi Yadav said, "We'll throw Waqf Act into dustbin if voted to power in Bihar."
He said that the INDIA bloc will set up Seemanchal Development Authority if it is voted to power.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'Their desperation is evident' - BJP MP on RJD's govt jobs promise
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "Their (RJD) desperation is evident. They first said that they would give government jobs to everyone in their homes... They said that we will make 1 crore 26 lakh Jivika Didi permanent. People of Bihar, do not fall for this deception. Their only model is give land and take jobs... They have no roadmap..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'They didn't announce name of CM' - Pawan Khera's jibe at NDA
Congress leader Pawan Khera says, "They (NDA) are scared of defeat, who are they to raise questions on us? We have announced the name of our CM candidate, but they couldn't do it. They do not have the courage to say that their CM candidate will be Nitish Kumar. What is their agenda? There is an absolute Jungle Raj going on in the state at the moment..."
Addressing media, INDIA bloc's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav said that NDA government has ruined the generations of Bihar.
Taking to X, he shared his video and said, "Bihar is impatient for change. This is the election to create a new Bihar. Just as stagnant water in one place turns foul. After sowing the same seed in the same field for 20 years, both the field and the crop get ruined. In the same way, this government of two decades has ruined two generations of Bihar."
"Tejashwi has never spoiled anything for anyone. No one has any complaint against Tejashwi. Tejashwi is asking for one chance from you. You gave 20 years to the NDA, just give us 20 months. Together, we will build a new Bihar and bring qualitative change in the lives of Biharis," he added.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'Waqf bill was passed in parliament' - Manoj Tiwari on RJD leader's remark
On RJD leader claiming Tejashwi Yadav will revoke Waqf Act, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said, "These people are already confusing the public. The Waqf Board bill is passed in Parliament, not in the assembly... One should speak according to one's capacity... You should talk about what is in your capacity. When you (RJD) were in government, criminals ruled. These people (RJD) chant 'Jai Shahabuddin'... Tejashwi Yadav has a 56-inch-long tongue while the NDA has a 56-inch chest... Their identity is looting Bihar... Now, NDA will build big bridges, provide employment, AIIMS, and more assistance to Bihar..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'We will fulfil it' - Tejashwi Yadav on promises made during Bihar polls
Mahagathbandhan CM candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "Whatever we have said, we will fulfil it... What happened to the 2 crore jobs, Startup India, Make in India...? We believe in doing the work. We are telling everything to the people about what we will do in the next 5 years. No one in NDA is saying anything except abusing Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav... This time, people of Bihar are impatient for the change..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'Tejashwi from a family whose members ran a kidnapping industry'- BJP
BJP spokesperson SN Singh attacks Tejashwi Yadav, said the RJD leader belongs to the same family whose members ran a kidnapping industry while in power.
"He hasn’t come from anywhere else. Whereas Nitish ji has worked for development, while the entire Lalu family has worked only for themselves. Today, the people of Bihar bless Nitish Kumar because he has changed the direction and condition of Bihar," he added.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Tejaswhi Yadav promises to give 'due entitlements' to PDS represenatives
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "The 2001 resolution regarding the powers of representatives of the three-tier panchayats and village courts, which was adopted by the state government during the tenure of former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, will now be implemented. We will ensure that the representatives, particularly those involved in the public distribution system, receive their due entitlements..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: LJP (RV) fields farmer's son after nomination of its Marhaura candidate gets cancelled
LJP (RV) fields farmer’s son after nomination of its Marhaura candidate gets cancelled.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Tejashwi's big promises to boost Bihar's panchayati raj system
In a big announcement aiming at boosting Bihar's Panchayati raj system, INDIA bloc CM candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said, "If voted to power, we will double allowances of representatives of Bihar's panchayati raj system."
"Pension, Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for representatives of Bihar's panchayati raj system if INDIA bloc voted to power," he added.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: They spent Bihar's money in Gujarat - Tejashwi Yadav intensifies attack on NDA
Addressing a press conference in Patna, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, “The campaigning has started and Bihar is waiting eagerly for a change. The people are tired of the current visionless, corrupt government. In the Budget also, they have spent the money of Bihar in Gujarat.”
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Ex-Samata Party chief joins RJD
Wasim Nayar Ansari, former Samata Party president and Ansari Mahapanchayat convener, joined RJD today. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav welcomed him into the party.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'Even 100 Bakhtiyar Khiljis cannot destroy Nalanda today', Amit Shah in Bihar
Addressing a gathering in Bihar's Nalanda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "...This land of Nalanda has been witness to our rich history... It was here that Kumar Gupta founded the renowned Nalanda University, which was destroyed and set ablaze by Bakhtiyar Khilji in the 12th century, nearly 800 years later. When this occurred, smoke from burning books was blown out of its library for six months... But PM Modi has restored Nalanda University, honouring Nalanda's heritage. People of Bihar, people of Nalanda, this is the NDA government. Now, even if 100 Bakhtiyar Khiljis came, no one would be able to touch Nalanda University... During Lalu-Rabri's era, law and order in Bihar had deteriorated to the point that elections required six phases. Under Nitish Kumar and PM Modi, this was reduced to two phases. If the NDA government is formed again, future elections will be held in a single phase..."
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: 'Time for Nitish Kumar to retire', Oppn's Bihar Dy CM candidate
Mahagathbandhan's Deputy CM candidate and Vikassheel Insaan Party Chief Mukesh Sahani says, "The atmosphere is really nice and the people want change... People are coming out in large numbers to support us, and this shows that people of Bihar want to get rid of the NDA... "
He said that Nitish Kumar cannot be entrusted with the future of Bihar anymore. "The future of Bihar should be in the hands of someone who can think and speak for the people... It is time for Nitish Kumar to retire... How can Amit Shah say that no factories can be set up in Bihar? We rank among the top 10 in agriculture, and we have so much land for factories. How can he say this?... These people dont want the youth of Bihar to get employment in Bihar..." he added.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: When Tejashwi will become CM, you will also become CM - Chinta Mukt - says RJD leader
Addressing a public gathering, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "When Tejashwi will become CM, you all will also become CM 'Chinta Mukt'."
VIDEO | Bihar Polls 2025: Addressing a public gathering, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) says, "When Tejashwi will become CM, you all will also become CM 'Chinta Mukt'."
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 25, 2025
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Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Amit Shah hails NDA model, says 'next Bihar polls in one phase'
Addressing people at Bihar Sharif, Amit Shah said, "NDA's good governance ensured 2-phase Bihar polls, next time elections to be held in one round if we return to power."