Topic: Bihar
Bihar phase 1 voting underway: 3.75 crore voters to decide fate of 1,314 candidates across 121 seats
Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections began at 7 am today, with around 3.75 crore voters deciding the fate of 1,314 candidates. Voting will continue till 6 pm, and in some constituencies, till 5 pm.
JD(U) candidate Anant Singh held over Jan Suraaj worker’s murder in Mokama clash
The Bihar Police on Saturday arrested Janata Dal (United) leader and Mokama Assembly candidate Anant Singh in connection with the killing of a Jan Suraaj worker, which followed a violent clash between alleged supporters of the two parties earlier this week.
Migration, caste reshaping Seemanchal’s politics
Jiyaul Haque & Asrarul Haque Jeelani
As Bihar prepares for the assembly election, the state's northeastern region, Seemanchal, with its highly concentrated Muslim population,...
“They fear educated Muslims”: How governments betrayed the promise of AMU Kishanganj
On the long list of neglect in Bihar’s Seemanchal region, a striking example stands out, the Aligarh Muslim University off-campus in Kishanganj. More than a decade since its foundation stone was laid, the campus remains unfinished, functioning out of a temporary setup with only one operational course.
“Alinagar will become Sitanagar,” BJP candidate Maithili Thakur declares, after backlash, claims “idea came from Union minister”
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and folk singer Maithili Thakur has “promised” the people of her constituency, Alinagar in Bihar, that she would rename it Sitanagar if elected as MLA.
As Bihar heads to poll, Seemanchal voices anger over years of neglect, broken promises
As Bihar prepares to choose its next government, the Seemanchal region, where the Muslim population forms a majority and which has long been marginalised, feels growing frustration after years of state apathy.
