Saralnama19 days remain until the first phase of voting in Bihar's election. The grand alliance has not finalized seat-sharing, while NDA has completed it. Congress announced 5 more candidates, bringing their total to 53. Chirag Paswan said the CM will be decided after the election. Home Minister Amit Shah earlier stated that NDA MLAs would choose the CM post-victory. is the last day for withdrawing nominations for the second phase. 1690 candidates filed 2496 nomination sets for the first phase, with 487 rejected. 556 candidates have filed 860 nomination sets for the second phase so far. AAP released its third list of 50 candidates, totaling 109 nominations. (Updated 19 Oct 2025, 09:01 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 19 days remain until the first phase of voting in Bihar's election
- The grand alliance has not finalized seat-sharing, while NDA has completed it
- Congress announced 5 more candidates, bringing their total to 53