Saralnama121 seats go to polls on in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections. PM Modi kicks off his campaign from Samastipur on Friday. The opposition alliance named Tejashwi Yadav as their chief ministerial candidate. Union Minister Giriraj Singh attacked the alliance, calling it a group of vote-cutters and ticket-sellers. He predicted the opposition would be blown away by Modi's campaign. Congress observer Ashok Gehlot announced Tejashwi as CM face and Mukesh Sahni as deputy CM candidate. NDA parties see this as Congress surrendering to smaller parties. The second phase of voting is, with a direct contest between the 5-party NDA and 7-party opposition alliance. (Updated 23 Oct 2025, 15:47 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 121 seats go to polls on 6 Nov in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections
- PM Modi kicks off his campaign from Samastipur on Friday
- The opposition alliance named Tejashwi Yadav as their chief ministerial candidate