Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, after a day of run-ins with Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders, supporters and the police, reiterated the intention to run "bulldozers" over criminal elements and accused the police of laxity.

Former BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha launched a counter attack on political rivals for what he said was trying to create a controversy where there was none, as the first phase of the two-phase Bihar assembly election ended on Thursday.

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday said the high voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections indicates that "change is coming to Bihar".

Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday alleged that some BJP leaders who voted in Delhi Assembly elections held in February also went to cast their votes in Bihar polls, a charge vehemently denied by the saffron party.

Bihar assembly elections in its first phase today was marked several unsavoury episodes, including a dung attack on Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha, attack on a CPI-ML leader's car and RJD's Bhai Virendra Singh publicly threatening a poll official.

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Tej Pratap Yadav, the estranged son of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav, appears to be keeping his options open for after the election.

The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has issued a notice to Bhojpuri actor and singer Khesari Lal Yadav, who is contesting the Bihar assembly polls as an RJD candidate.

Seats voting in the first phase of the 2025 Bihar Assembly electionrecorded a provisional voter turnout of 64.66 per cent, the highest in the state's history.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and the RJD during an election rally in Bhagalpur, accusing both parties of dividing Bihar along caste and communal lines.

The family of Purushottam, a resident of neighbouring Chanderpur village, approached the police as he had been missing for two days. Upon seeing the body, they "identified" the dead man as Purushottam.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed for seeking to know about the caste and religion of Army jawans.

As voting is underway for the first phase of assembly polls in Bihar, locals of the Danapur Diara in the Patna district used boats to reach the polling stations and cast their votes for the first phase of the Bihar elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition RJD-Congress combine in Bihar with having a soft corner for infiltrators, but "dislike" for Lord Ram and 'Chhathi Maiya' because of vote bank politics.

The arithmetic of seat-sharing, the chemistry of leadership, and the psychology of voter transfer play a role in determining whether an alliance succeeds or stumbles.

Stones Thrown At Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha's Convoy

Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Yadav may have expelled his elder son Tej Pratap from the family and the party, but his wife Rabri Devi is still torn between Tej and the younger Tejashwi Yadav, who is set to carry forward his father's legacy.

Shortly after casting his vote in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly election, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav drew a parallel between politics and roti and advocated for change

The first phase of the Bihar assembly polls saw several senior political figures cast their votes early on Thursday. Among the early voters were RJD leader and INDIA bloc Chief Minister candidate Tejashwi Yadav

Of the 121 assembly seats in Bihar that go to polls today, scrutiny from both ruling and opposition alliances will be extra sharp on a handful of seats. They are the ones that had the smallest margin of victory in the 2020 elections.

The high-profile battle for Bihar has begun, with half the state's 243 seats voting today in the first of the two-phase election. Led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the ruling NDA is hoping for yet another term in the state.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi repeated his "vote chori (theft)" allegation on Wednesday as he reached out to whom he called "Gen Z brothers and sisters" to decide Bihar's future.

Lalan Kumar, sitting Pirpainti MLA from Bihar, on Wednesday joined Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the run-up to the assembly elections, scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11.

Sanjay Singh, the Jan Suraaj Party candidate from Bihar's Munger Assembly seat, joined the BJP on Wednesday, on the eve of the first phase of assembly elections, officials said.