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Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav to resolve the seat-sharing deadlock in Bihar's Grand Alliance, with nominations for the first phase of polls already underway.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav filed his nomination from Raghopur as Bihar heads for elections, with Mahagathbandhan projecting confidence and the NDA battling internal disquiet.

Notably, the JD(U) also declared candidates for four seats that had been the domain of Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in the past, a step seen as a strategic declaration of its dominance in the NDA.

AAP Bihar State President Rakesh Kumar Yadav, along with state co-in-charge Abhinav Rai and in-charge Ajesh Yadav, released the list at the party's Patna office.

That Prashant Kishor won't fight the elections was clear last night when Jan Suraaj announced Chanchal Singh as its candidate for the Raghopur Assembly seat.

The poll body reported that enforcement agencies have already seized items worth Rs 33.97 crore, including cash, liquor, drugs, and freebies, since the election announcement.

Sambhal MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq slams EC decision to check burqa-clad women during Bihar polls, calling for fair, uniform policies protecting all citizens’ voting rights.

NDA finalises Bihar seat-sharing deal, BJP and JDU to contest 101 seats each, says Dharmendra Pradhan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his Bihar Assembly poll campaign on October 15 by interacting with BJP workers under the ‘Mera Booth, Sabse Majboot’ initiative.

Bihar’s migrant workers in Tamil Nadu say insecure jobs and long travel distances make returning home to vote impossible, leaving them politically adrift this election season.

AIMIM plans to contest 100 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, seeking to emerge as a ‘third alternative’ to the NDA and Congress-RJD ahead of polls on November 6 and 11.

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, state BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Friday said that the seat-sharing issue has been resolved and the Central Parliamentary Board would announce the names of candidates on Saturday and Sunday.