Bihar Assembly election LIVE updates: Prominent leaders from JD(U), LJP(RV) join RJD ahead of polls

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Updated - October 11, 2025 10:03 americium IST

LoP successful Bihar Assembly and RJD person Tejashwi Yadav with erstwhile JDU MP Santosh Kushwala (second from left), erstwhile LJP person Ajay Kushwaha and others arsenic they articulation RJD during a property league astatine his authoritative residence, successful Patna, connected October 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI

Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly election, salient faces of ruling parties connected Friday (October 10, 2025) joined the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) successful the beingness of enactment person Tejashwi Yadav.

Former MP Santosh Kushwaha and erstwhile MLA Rahul Sharma of Janata Dal (United), erstwhile campaigner from Vaishali Assembly of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Ajay Kushwaha and JD(U) MP Girdhari Yadav’s lad Chanakya Prakash Ranjan joined the RJD.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) kickstarted the Bihar Assembly predetermination process connected Friday by issuing a notification for Phase 1 polling successful 121 constituencies connected November 6.

The canvass assemblage said that it has not yet received immoderate appeals for the summation oregon deletion of names successful the State’s last electoral rolls, published aft the caller peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of elector lists.

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October 11, 2025 10:03
Leaders from JD(U), LJP(RV) articulation RJD up of elections
Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly election, salient faces of ruling parties connected Friday (October 10, 2025) joined the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) successful the beingness of enactment person Tejashwi Yadav.
Former MP Santosh Kushwaha and erstwhile MLA Rahul Sharma of Janata Dal (United), erstwhile campaigner from Vaishali Assembly of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Ajay Kushwaha and JD(U) MP Girdhari Yadav’s lad Chanakya Prakash Ranjan joined the RJD.
Of the four, 2 leaders beryllium to the Kushwaha community, 1 to the Yadav community, whereas Mr. Sharma is simply a Bhumihar who had served arsenic an MLA from the Ghosi Assembly seat. Mr. Santosh is simply a two-term parliamentarian from Purnea. He won the spot successful 2014 and 2019 but mislaid against Independent campaigner Pappu Yadav successful 2024.
Welcoming them into the party, Leader of the Opposition successful Bihar Assembly Mr. Yadav said that the joining of the 4 leaders volition fortify the party.
Leaders from JD(U), LJP(RV) articulation RJD up of elections
Key leaders from ruling parties successful Bihar articulation Opposition RJD, citing dissatisfaction with existent authorities and enactment for Tejashwi Yadav.