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With conscionable 3 days remaining to the deadline for filing nominations for the archetypal signifier of elections to the Bihar Assembly, the Mahagatbandhan is yet to state part of seats among its allies. Amidst the confusion, each enactment is finalising its database of candidates and aggravated negotiations are connected betwixt the allies to swap seats.
The deadline for filing nominations for the 121 seats that spell to the polls successful the archetypal signifier is October 17.
The 2nd gathering of the Congress Election Committee (CEC) was held connected Tuesday (October 14, 2025) evening. After a three-hour meeting, the CEC decided to acceptable up a four-member committee, headed by Ajay Maken, which volition determine connected the candidates aft the seat-sharing negotiations are over. The Congress is expected to contention astir 58-60 seats but determination are differences implicit 5 seats with the RJD.
#WATCH | Delhi: After Congress CEC gathering connected Bihar polls, enactment workers explicit their resentment.
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The Congress successful its archetypal circular of CEC gathering had cleared 25 seats.
“We had launched INDIA bloc from Patna successful 2023 with the communal resoluteness BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao. But we look to hide astir it during spot sharing negotiations. The INDIA bloc has paid for this mistake successful Haryana and Maharashtra. We anticipation everyone would larn from their mistakes and beryllium much accommodative,” D. Raja, CPI wide caput said, commenting connected the drawn retired negotiations.
The CPI(ML), meanwhile, has started preparing to record nominations connected astatine slightest 18 seats that person been cleared betwixt the allies.
On Monday night, Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav, according to sources, had distributed the enactment awesome to fractional a twelve candidates. When the person of Opposition successful the Bihar Assembly and the RJD’s main ministerial look Tejashwi Yadav returned to Patna helium overturned his father’s decision, asking the leaders to instrumentality the awesome for now.
#WATCH | Delhi: After Congress CEC gathering connected Bihar polls, enactment workers explicit their resentment.
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CPI(ML) candidate
Divya Gautam, the precocious histrion Sushant Singh Rajput’s cousin, has been named arsenic the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation’s candidate. Rajput was recovered dormant successful June 2020 astatine his residence successful Mumbai. The Mumbai Police probe revealed that helium had died by termination and the BJP ran a run “Justice for Sushant” earlier the 2020 Assembly election, claiming foul play.
Ms. Gautam, a theatre creator and erstwhile All India Students’ Association (AISA) leader, has been fielded from the Digha Assembly seat. She is scheduled to record her information connected Wednesday. She had contested the Patna University Students Union predetermination but narrowly lost. She presently teaches astatine Patna University. The CPI(ML) is yet to formally merchandise its database of candidates.
VIP climbs down
Vikassheel Insaan Party person Mukesh Sahani, who began negotiations demanding 35 seats, has present agreed to 25 seats. According to sources, the allies privation to connection him less seats. There was speculation that Mr. Sahani, who switched sides from the NDA to the expansive confederation recently, was besides negotiating with the BJP. But with the NDA declaring its spot sharing arrangement, options are constricted for Mr. Sahani.
